SHOW PRIVILEGES

SHOW PRIVILEGES shows the list of system privileges that the MySQL server supports. 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: Alter routine
Context: Functions,Procedures
Comment: To alter or drop stored functions/procedures
*************************** 3. row ***************************
Privilege: Create
Context: Databases,Tables,Indexes
Comment: To create new databases and tables
*************************** 4. row ***************************
Privilege: Create routine
Context: Functions,Procedures
Comment: To use CREATE FUNCTION/PROCEDURE
*************************** 5. row ***************************
Privilege: Create temporary tables
Context: Databases
Comment: To use CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE
...

Privileges belonging to a specific user are displayed by the SHOW GRANTS statement. See Section 12.4.5.22, “SHOW GRANTS Syntax”, for more information.