Name
DESCRIBE
Synopsis
DESC[RIBE] [schema.]object_name[@database_link_name]
The DESCRIBE command displays information about a table, a view, an object type, a stored package, a stored procedure, a stored function, or a synonym. For example:
DESCRIBE employee DESCRIBE jenny.employee DESCRIBE employee@other_db
Parameters
- schema
The name of the object’s owner.
- object_name
The name of the object that you want to describe.
- database_link_name
The name of a database link pointing to the database in which the object exists.
See also: SET DESCRIBE (under SET).
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