Describe the specified table.

Syntax

DESCRIBE [db_name.]table_name

Remarks

• table_name is the name of a table in a MemSQL database.
• db_name is the name of a MemSQL database. Not needed if the table exists in the current MemSQL database.
• This command can be run on any MemSQL node (see Node Requirements for MemSQL Commands ).

Examples

memsql> DESCRIBE test;

+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id    | int(11)     | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
| v     | varchar(10) | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

2 rows in set (0.00 sec)


mysql> describe memsql_demo.customer;
+------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field      | Type          | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| custkey    | int(11)       | NO   | PRI | NULL    |       |
| name       | varchar(25)   | NO   |     | NULL    |       |
| address    | varchar(40)   | NO   |     | NULL    |       |
| nationkey  | int(11)       | NO   | MUL | NULL    |       |
| phone      | char(15)      | NO   |     | NULL    |       |
| acctbal    | decimal(15,2) | NO   |     | NULL    |       |
| mktsegment | char(10)      | NO   |     | NULL    |       |
| comment    | varchar(117)  | NO   |     | NULL    |       |
| zip2       | binary(5)     | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| balance    | double        | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)

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