mysql common commands
- I) desc, insert and update desc, insert and update)
I) desc, insert and update
desc = describe,
insert into subject values(null,"Geometry Politics", 99);
sql
mysql> select * from subject;
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
| subject_id | subject_name | subject_hours |
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
| 1 | Communication skills | 100 |
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> desc subject;
+---------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+---------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| subject_id | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| subject_name | varchar(20) | YES | | NULL | |
| subject_hours | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
+---------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> insert into subject values(null,"Geometry Politics", 99);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from subject;
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
| subject_id | subject_name | subject_hours |
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
| 1 | Communication skills | 100 |
| NULL | Geometry Politics | 99 |
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> update subject set subject_id = 3 where subject_hours = 99
-> ;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)
Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0
mysql> select * from subject;
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
| subject_id | subject_name | subject_hours |
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
| 1 | Communication skills | 100 |
| 3 | Geometry Politics | 99 |
+------------+----------------------+---------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> describ subject;
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'describ subject' at line 1
mysql> describe subject;
+---------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+---------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| subject_id | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| subject_name | varchar(20) | YES | | NULL | |
| subject_hours | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
+---------------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)