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SQL Cheat Sheet CREATETABLE ALTER DROP TRUNCATE

The document provides SQL commands for creating, altering, dropping and truncating tables. It explains the syntax and usage of commands like CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE, and TRUNCATE TABLE along with examples.

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SQL Cheat Sheet CREATETABLE ALTER DROP TRUNCATE

The document provides SQL commands for creating, altering, dropping and truncating tables. It explains the syntax and usage of commands like CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE, and TRUNCATE TABLE along with examples.

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SQL Cheat Sheet: CREATE TABLE, ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE


Command Syntax Description Example
CREATE TABLE table_name (col1 datatype CREATE TABLE statement is to create the table.
CREATE TABLE employee ( employee_id char(2)
CREATE optional keyword, col2 datatype optional Each column in the table is specified with its PRIMARY KEY, first_name varchar(30) NOT
TABLE keyword,col3 datatype optional keyword,..., name, data type and an optional keyword which
NULL, mobile int);
coln datatype optional keyword) could be PRIMARY KEY, NOT NULL, etc.,
ALTER ALTER TABLE table_name ADD COLUMN
ALTER TABLE statement is used to add the ALTER TABLE employee ADD COLUMN income
TABLE - ADD column_name_1 datatype....ADD COLUMN
column_name_n datatype; columns to a table. bigint;
COLUMN
ALTER
TABLE - ALTER TABLE table_name ALTER COLUMN ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN statement is used to ALTER TABLE employee ALTER COLUMN mobile
ALTER column_name_1 SET DATA TYPE datatype; modify the data type of columns. SET DATA TYPE CHAR(20);
COLUMN
ALTER
TABLE - ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN statement is used to
ALTER TABLE employee DROP COLUMN mobile ;
DROP column_name_1 ; remove columns from a table.
COLUMN
ALTER
TABLE - ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME COLUMN ALTER TABLE RENAME COLUMN statement is used to ALTER TABLE employee RENAME COLUMN
RENAME current_column_name TO new_column_name; rename the columns in a table. first_name TO name ;
COLUMN
TRUNCATE TABLE statement is used to delete all of
TRUNCATE the rows in a table. The IMMEDIATE specifies
TRUNCATE TABLE table_name IMMEDIATE; TRUNCATE TABLE employee IMMEDIATE ;
TABLE to process the statement immediately and that it
cannot be undone.
Use the DROP TABLE statement to delete a table
from a database. If you delete a table that
DROP TABLE DROP TABLE table_name ; DROP TABLE employee ;
contains data, by default the data will be deleted
alongside the table.

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Himanshu Birla

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Date Version Changed by Change Description
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