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Documentation: Starburst Enterprise 429-e.0 LTS DESCRIBE

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Starburst Enterprise 429-e.0 LTS

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- Statement listing
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    - DESCRIBE DESCRIBE
      Contents
      
      DESCRIBE
      
      Synopsis
      
      Description
    - DESCRIBE INPUT
    - DESCRIBE OUTPUT
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DESCRIBE
- Synopsis
- Description

DESCRIBE#

Synopsis#

DESCRIBE table_name

Description#

DESCRIBE is an alias for SHOW COLUMNS.

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