SHOW CONTROLS - Teradata Vantage - Database Engine 20

Database Utilities
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

The SHOW CONTROLS command displays the user-configurable settings.

The user-configurable settings are:
  • File Compression option
  • NoSpool option
  • Multifile option
  • Current default database

Syntax

SHOW { CONTROLS | CONTROL } ;

Example: Displaying the values of user-configurable settings

To display the current dul settings:

.SHOW CONTROLS

The following appears:

*** File Compression Enabled.
*** NoSpool option OFF.
*** Multifile option ON.
Maximum split file size is 2097152000 bytes.
*** Current default database is crashdumps.