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DESC: Querying a Table Structure
This section describes the basic syntax and usage of the SQL statement for querying a table structure in ClickHouse.
Basic Syntax
DESC|DESCRIBE TABLE [database_name.]table [INTO OUTFILE filename] [FORMAT format]
Example
-- Query the t1 table structure. desc t1; ┌─name────┬─type─┬─default_type─┬─default_expression ┬─comment─┬─codec_expression─┬─ttl_expression─┐ │ id │ UInt8 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ name │ UInt8 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ address │ String │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────┴────┴────────┴────────── ┴───── ┴──────────┴─────────┘
Parent topic: Common ClickHouse SQL Syntax