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DESCRIBE TABLE

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DESCRIBE TABLE

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Synopsis.

DESCRIBE table

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DESC table

DescriptionDESC and DESCRIBE are aliases to SHOW COLUMNS.

DESCRIBE emp;

       column       |     type
--------------------+---------------
birth_date          |TIMESTAMP
dep                 |STRUCT
dep.dep_id          |VARCHAR
dep.dep_name        |VARCHAR
dep.dep_name.keyword|VARCHAR
dep.from_date       |TIMESTAMP
dep.to_date         |TIMESTAMP
emp_no              |INTEGER
first_name          |VARCHAR
first_name.keyword  |VARCHAR
gender              |VARCHAR
hire_date           |TIMESTAMP
languages           |TINYINT
last_name           |VARCHAR
last_name.keyword   |VARCHAR
salary              |INTEGER
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