====== DESCRIBE Statement ======

DESCRIBE statement allows you to print a metadata information for the specified database object.

**Syntax**:

<code language=sql>
DESCRIBE | DESC [TABLE] table_name
</code>

**Example**:

Describe //src// table in Hive:

<code language=sql>
desc src;
--
key                     string                  default
value                   string                  default
</code>

**Compatibility:** Oracle, IBM DB2, Hive, MySQL, MariaDB.

**Version:** HPL/SQL 0.3.17