Displays information about the specified databases. For each database, SQL displays the alias, the type of database, any defined collating sequence, and the file specification for the database file. If the database was declared using a repository path name, SQL also displays that path name. If you do not specify any aliases with the SHOW DATABASES statement, SQL displays this information about all declared databases. SQL displays the character sets of the database if the default, national, or identifier character set differs from the session's default, national, or identifier character set. If you do specify an alias, SQL also displays information about whether or not multischema mode, snapshots, carry-over locks, adjustable lock granularity, global buffers, commit to journal optimization, journaling, and journal fast commit are enabled. SQL also displays the journal fast commit checkpoint and transaction intervals, the lock timeout interval, the number of unused storage areas, the number of unused journal files, the number of users, number of nodes, buffer size, number of buffers, number of recovery buffers, ACL-based protections, storage areas, and whether or not the repository is required.