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Shows the Cassandra version, host, or data type assumptions for the current cqlsh client session.

Synopsis

SHOW VERSION
| HOST
| ASSUMPTIONS

Description

A SHOW command displays this information about the current cqlsh client session:

  • The version and build number of the connected Cassandra instance, as well as the CQL mode for cqlsh and the Thrift protocol used by the connected Cassandra instance.
  • The host information of the Cassandra node that the cqlsh session is currently connected to.
  • The data type assumptions for the current cqlsh session as specified by the ASSUME command.

Examples

SHOW VERSION;

SHOW HOST;

SHOW ASSUMPTIONS;