From aff2a735e862b6c48f6fb4c3b90aaa756b844a84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ti Chi Robot <ti-community-prow-bot@tidb.io>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 10:27:26 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] system-variables: Add charset documentation (#5867) (#5908)

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 system-variables.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/system-variables.md b/system-variables.md
index 702db8343a5ad..b8bc990fd44f7 100644
--- a/system-variables.md
+++ b/system-variables.md
@@ -79,6 +79,42 @@ mysql> SELECT * FROM t1;
 - Default value: ON
 - Controls whether statements should automatically commit when not in an explicit transaction. See [Transaction Overview](/transaction-overview.md#autocommit) for more information.
 
+### character_set_client
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Default value: `utf8mb4`
+- The character set for data sent from the client. See [Character Set and Collation](/character-set-and-collation.md) for details on the use of character sets and collations in TiDB. It is recommended to use [`SET NAMES`](/sql-statements/sql-statement-set-names.md) to change the character set when needed.
+
+### character_set_connection
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Default value: `utf8mb4`
+- The character set for string literals that do not have a specified character set.
+
+### character_set_database
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Default value: `utf8mb4`
+- This variable indicates the character set of the default database in use. **It is NOT recommended to set this variable**. When a new default database is selected, the server changes the variable value.
+
+### character_set_results
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Default value: `utf8mb4`
+- The character set that is used when data is sent to the client.
+
+### character_set_server
+
+- Scope: SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Default value: `utf8mb4`
+- The character set used for new schemas when no character set is specified in the `CREATE SCHEMA` statement.
+
+### `cte_max_recursion_depth`
+
+- Scope：SESSION | GLOBAL
+- Default value：1000
+- Controls the maximum recursion depth in Common Table Expressions.
+
 ### datadir
 
 - Scope: NONE