Re: SQL query

hi vandana!

use

DESC[RIBE] <TABLE NAME>

regards
daniel

Vandana wrote:
>
> I am using an Oracle database running in Linux. I would like to
> view the description of a table. For ex., if there is a table called
> 'person'. I would like to see the names of the columns in this table,
> their datatypes and such other details. In other dbmss like mysql a
> command 'describe <tablename>' gives the information. What is the
> equivalent in Oracle?
>
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