By using \G at the end of MySQL statement, it returns the output in a vertical format rather than a tabular format. Consider the example below −
mysql> Select curdate(); +------------+ | curdate() | +------------+ | 2017-11-06 | +------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> Select CURDATE()\G *************************** 1. row *************************** CURDATE(): 2017-11-06 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
From the example above, the difference of using \G at the end of the MySQL statement can be understood. It returns the same output in a vertical format rather than a tabular format.