DESCRIBE/SHOW
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You can use the DESCRIBE syntax to view details of a specified table. You can use the SHOW syntax to view all schemas of your databases.
Examples
- Execute the following statement to view all schemas of your databases.
SHOW databases; - Execute the following statement to view all table of a specified schema. By default, tables for the default schema are displayed.
SHOW tables; - Execute the following statement to view details of the specified table named
test, including information about the columns and data types of columns:DESCRIBE test;
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