Guides
Describing a Table
In order to view the schema of a table, use `DESCRIBE` or `SHOW` followed by the table name.  
```sql
CREATE TABLE tbl (i INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, j VARCHAR);
DESCRIBE tbl;
SHOW tbl; -- equivalent to DESCRIBE tbl;
```  
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| column_name | column_type | null | key  | default | extra |
|-------------|-------------|------|------|---------|-------|
| i           | INTEGER     | NO   | PRI  | NULL    | NULL  |
| j           | VARCHAR     | YES  | NULL | NULL    | NULL  |