DESCRIBE SEQUENCE

Describes a sequence, including the sequence’s interval.

DESCRIBE can be abbreviated to DESC.

See also:

ALTER SEQUENCE , CREATE SEQUENCE , DROP SEQUENCE , SHOW SEQUENCES

Syntax

DESC[RIBE] SEQUENCE <name>
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Parameters

name

Specifies the identifier for the sequence to describe.

Usage notes

  • To post-process the output of this command, you can use the pipe operator (->>) or the RESULT_SCAN function. Both constructs treat the output as a result set that you can query.

    For example, you can use the pipe operator or RESULT_SCAN function to select specific columns from the SHOW command output or filter the rows.

    When you refer to the output columns, use double-quoted identifiers for the column names. For example, to select the output column type, specify SELECT "type".

    You must use double-quoted identifiers because the output column names for SHOW commands are in lowercase. The double quotes ensure that the column names in the SELECT list or WHERE clause match the column names in the SHOW command output that was scanned.

Examples

DESC SEQUENCE my_sequence;
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