RENAME INDEX

The statement ALTER TABLE .. RENAME INDEX renames an existing index to a new name. This operation is instant in TiDB, and requires only a meta data change.

Synopsis

AlterTableStmt
         ::= 'ALTER' 'IGNORE'? 'TABLE' TableName RenameIndexSpec ( ',' RenameIndexSpec )*

RenameIndexSpec
         ::= 'RENAME' ( 'KEY' | 'INDEX' ) Identifier 'TO' Identifier

Examples

mysql> CREATE TABLE t1 (id INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, c1 INT NOT NULL, INDEX col1 (c1));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.11 sec)

mysql> SHOW CREATE TABLE t1\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Table: t1
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `t1` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `c1` int(11) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  KEY `col1` (`c1`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> ALTER TABLE t1 RENAME INDEX col1 TO c1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.09 sec)

mysql> SHOW CREATE TABLE t1\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Table: t1
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `t1` (
  `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `c1` int(11) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  KEY `c1` (`c1`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_bin
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

MySQL compatibility

The RENAME INDEX statement in TiDB is fully compatible with MySQL. If you find any compatibility differences, report a bug.

See also

• SHOW CREATE TABLE
• CREATE INDEX
• DROP INDEX
• SHOW INDEXES
• ALTER INDEX