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title: DESCRIBE QUERY
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displayTitle: DESCRIBE QUERY
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2019-08-30 19:05:16 -04:00
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### Description
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[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref*
### What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`.
Main changes are as follows;
- Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles
- Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there
- Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format
- Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below;
```
---
license...
---
### Description
Writes what's the syntax is.
### Syntax
{% highlight sql %}
SELECT...
WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Parameters
<dl>
<dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt>
<dd>
Param Description
</dd>
...
</dl>
### Examples
{% highlight sql %}
-- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here.
-- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible.
CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE);
INSERT INTO t VALUES
('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0);
-- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString`
-- format (right-aligned).
SELECT * FROM t;
+---+-----+
|key|value|
+---+-----+
| a| 1.0|
| a| 2.0|
| b| 3.0|
| c| 4.0|
+---+-----+
-- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents.
SELECT key, SUM(value)
FROM t
GROUP BY key;
+---+----------+
|key|sum(value)|
+---+----------+
| c| 4.0|
| b| 3.0|
| a| 3.0|
+---+----------+
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Related Statements
* [XXX](xxx.html)
* ...
```
### Why are the changes needed?
The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community
### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes.
### How was this patch tested?
Manually checked.
Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned.
Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org>
Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
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2019-08-30 19:05:16 -04:00
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The `DESCRIBE QUERY` statement is used to return the metadata of output
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of a query. A shorthand `DESC` may be used instead of `DESCRIBE` to
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describe the query output.
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### Syntax
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[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref*
### What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`.
Main changes are as follows;
- Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles
- Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there
- Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format
- Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below;
```
---
license...
---
### Description
Writes what's the syntax is.
### Syntax
{% highlight sql %}
SELECT...
WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Parameters
<dl>
<dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt>
<dd>
Param Description
</dd>
...
</dl>
### Examples
{% highlight sql %}
-- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here.
-- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible.
CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE);
INSERT INTO t VALUES
('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0);
-- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString`
-- format (right-aligned).
SELECT * FROM t;
+---+-----+
|key|value|
+---+-----+
| a| 1.0|
| a| 2.0|
| b| 3.0|
| c| 4.0|
+---+-----+
-- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents.
SELECT key, SUM(value)
FROM t
GROUP BY key;
+---+----------+
|key|sum(value)|
+---+----------+
| c| 4.0|
| b| 3.0|
| a| 3.0|
+---+----------+
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Related Statements
* [XXX](xxx.html)
* ...
```
### Why are the changes needed?
The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community
### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes.
### How was this patch tested?
Manually checked.
Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned.
Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org>
Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
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2019-08-30 19:05:16 -04:00
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{% highlight sql %}
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{ DESC | DESCRIBE } [ QUERY ] input_statement
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{% endhighlight %}
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### Parameters
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[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref*
### What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`.
Main changes are as follows;
- Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles
- Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there
- Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format
- Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below;
```
---
license...
---
### Description
Writes what's the syntax is.
### Syntax
{% highlight sql %}
SELECT...
WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Parameters
<dl>
<dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt>
<dd>
Param Description
</dd>
...
</dl>
### Examples
{% highlight sql %}
-- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here.
-- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible.
CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE);
INSERT INTO t VALUES
('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0);
-- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString`
-- format (right-aligned).
SELECT * FROM t;
+---+-----+
|key|value|
+---+-----+
| a| 1.0|
| a| 2.0|
| b| 3.0|
| c| 4.0|
+---+-----+
-- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents.
SELECT key, SUM(value)
FROM t
GROUP BY key;
+---+----------+
|key|sum(value)|
+---+----------+
| c| 4.0|
| b| 3.0|
| a| 3.0|
+---+----------+
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Related Statements
* [XXX](xxx.html)
* ...
```
### Why are the changes needed?
The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community
### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes.
### How was this patch tested?
Manually checked.
Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned.
Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org>
Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
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2019-08-30 19:05:16 -04:00
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<dl>
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<dt><code><em>QUERY</em></code></dt>
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<dd>This clause is optional and may be omitted.</dd>
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<dt><code><em>input_statement</em></code></dt>
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<dd>
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Specifies a result set producing statement and may be one of the following:
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<ul>
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<li>a <code>SELECT</code> statement</li>
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<li>a <code>CTE(Common table expression)</code> statement</li>
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<li>an <code>INLINE TABLE</code> statement</li>
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<li>a <code>TABLE</code> statement</li>
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<li>a <code>FROM</code> statement</li>
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</ul>
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Please refer to <a href="sql-ref-syntax-qry-select.html">select-statement</a>
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for a detailed syntax of the query parameter.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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### Examples
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[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref*
### What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`.
Main changes are as follows;
- Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles
- Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there
- Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format
- Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below;
```
---
license...
---
### Description
Writes what's the syntax is.
### Syntax
{% highlight sql %}
SELECT...
WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Parameters
<dl>
<dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt>
<dd>
Param Description
</dd>
...
</dl>
### Examples
{% highlight sql %}
-- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here.
-- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible.
CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE);
INSERT INTO t VALUES
('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0);
-- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString`
-- format (right-aligned).
SELECT * FROM t;
+---+-----+
|key|value|
+---+-----+
| a| 1.0|
| a| 2.0|
| b| 3.0|
| c| 4.0|
+---+-----+
-- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents.
SELECT key, SUM(value)
FROM t
GROUP BY key;
+---+----------+
|key|sum(value)|
+---+----------+
| c| 4.0|
| b| 3.0|
| a| 3.0|
+---+----------+
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Related Statements
* [XXX](xxx.html)
* ...
```
### Why are the changes needed?
The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community
### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes.
### How was this patch tested?
Manually checked.
Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned.
Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org>
Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
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2019-08-30 19:05:16 -04:00
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{% highlight sql %}
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-- Create table `person`
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CREATE TABLE person (name STRING , age INT COMMENT 'Age column', address STRING);
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-- Returns column metadata information for a simple select query
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DESCRIBE QUERY select age, sum(age) FROM person GROUP BY age;
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+--------+---------+----------+
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|col_name|data_type| comment|
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+--------+---------+----------+
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| age| int|Age column|
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|sum(age)| bigint| null|
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+--------+---------+----------+
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-- Returns column metadata information for common table expression (`CTE`).
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DESCRIBE QUERY WITH all_names_cte
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[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref*
### What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`.
Main changes are as follows;
- Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles
- Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there
- Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format
- Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below;
```
---
license...
---
### Description
Writes what's the syntax is.
### Syntax
{% highlight sql %}
SELECT...
WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Parameters
<dl>
<dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt>
<dd>
Param Description
</dd>
...
</dl>
### Examples
{% highlight sql %}
-- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here.
-- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible.
CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE);
INSERT INTO t VALUES
('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0);
-- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString`
-- format (right-aligned).
SELECT * FROM t;
+---+-----+
|key|value|
+---+-----+
| a| 1.0|
| a| 2.0|
| b| 3.0|
| c| 4.0|
+---+-----+
-- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents.
SELECT key, SUM(value)
FROM t
GROUP BY key;
+---+----------+
|key|sum(value)|
+---+----------+
| c| 4.0|
| b| 3.0|
| a| 3.0|
+---+----------+
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Related Statements
* [XXX](xxx.html)
* ...
```
### Why are the changes needed?
The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community
### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes.
### How was this patch tested?
Manually checked.
Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned.
Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org>
Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
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AS (SELECT name from person) SELECT * FROM all_names_cte;
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+--------+---------+-------+
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|col_name|data_type|comment|
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+--------+---------+-------+
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| name| string| null|
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+--------+---------+-------+
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-- Returns column metadata information for an inline table.
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DESC QUERY VALUES(100, 'John', 10000.20D) AS employee(id, name, salary);
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+--------+---------+-------+
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|col_name|data_type|comment|
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+--------+---------+-------+
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| id| int| null|
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| name| string| null|
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| salary| double| null|
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+--------+---------+-------+
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-- Returns column metadata information for `TABLE` statement.
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DESC QUERY TABLE person;
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+--------+---------+----------+
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|col_name|data_type| comment|
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+--------+---------+----------+
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| name| string| null|
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| age| int| Agecolumn|
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| address| string| null|
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+--------+---------+----------+
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-- Returns column metadata information for a `FROM` statement.
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-- `QUERY` clause is optional and can be omitted.
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DESCRIBE FROM person SELECT age;
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+--------+---------+----------+
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|col_name|data_type| comment|
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+--------+---------+----------+
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| age| int| Agecolumn|
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+--------+---------+----------+
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{% endhighlight %}
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### Related Statements
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[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref*
### What changes were proposed in this pull request?
This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`.
Main changes are as follows;
- Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles
- Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there
- Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format
- Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below;
```
---
license...
---
### Description
Writes what's the syntax is.
### Syntax
{% highlight sql %}
SELECT...
WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Parameters
<dl>
<dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt>
<dd>
Param Description
</dd>
...
</dl>
### Examples
{% highlight sql %}
-- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here.
-- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible.
CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE);
INSERT INTO t VALUES
('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0);
-- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString`
-- format (right-aligned).
SELECT * FROM t;
+---+-----+
|key|value|
+---+-----+
| a| 1.0|
| a| 2.0|
| b| 3.0|
| c| 4.0|
+---+-----+
-- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents.
SELECT key, SUM(value)
FROM t
GROUP BY key;
+---+----------+
|key|sum(value)|
+---+----------+
| c| 4.0|
| b| 3.0|
| a| 3.0|
+---+----------+
...
{% endhighlight %}
### Related Statements
* [XXX](xxx.html)
* ...
```
### Why are the changes needed?
The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community
### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
Yes.
### How was this patch tested?
Manually checked.
Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned.
Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org>
Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
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* [DESCRIBE DATABASE](sql-ref-syntax-aux-describe-database.html)
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* [DESCRIBE TABLE](sql-ref-syntax-aux-describe-table.html)
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* [DESCRIBE FUNCTION](sql-ref-syntax-aux-describe-function.html)
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