SHOW PRIVILEGES
        SHOW PRIVILEGES shows the list of
        system privileges that the MySQL server supports. This statement
        is implemented as of MySQL 4.1.0. The exact list of privileges
        depends on the version of your server.
      
mysql> SHOW PRIVILEGES\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
Privilege: Alter
Context: Tables
Comment: To alter the table
*************************** 2. row ***************************
Privilege: Create temporary tables
Context: Databases
Comment: To use CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE
*************************** 3. row ***************************
Privilege: Create
Context: Databases,Tables,Indexes
Comment: To create new databases and tables
*************************** 4. row ***************************
Privilege: Delete
Context: Tables
Comment: To delete existing rows
*************************** 5. row ***************************
Privilege: Drop
Context: Databases,Tables
Comment: To drop databases and tables
...
        Privileges belonging to a specific user are displayed by the
        SHOW GRANTS statement. See
        Section 12.4.5.12, “SHOW GRANTS Syntax”, for more information.
      

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