[CARBONDATA-4161] Describe columns

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 2.2.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: SHREELEKHYA GAMPA
• Created: 02/Apr/21 09:15
• Updated: 19/Apr/21 15:28
• Resolved: 19/Apr/21 15:28

Description

 

The DESCRIBE output can be formatted to avoid long lines for multiple fields. We can pass the column name to the command and visualize its structure with child fields.

{{DESCRIBE COLUMN fieldname ON [db_name.]table_name;
DESCRIBE short [db_name.]table_name;}}