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# DESCRIBE TABLE Statement {#misc-describe-table}
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``` sql
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DESC|DESCRIBE TABLE [db.]table [INTO OUTFILE filename] [FORMAT format]
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```
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Returns the following `String` type columns:
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- `name` — Column name.
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- `type`— Column type.
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- `default_type` — Clause that is used in [default expression](../../sql-reference/statements/create/table.md#create-default-values) (`DEFAULT`, `MATERIALIZED` or `ALIAS`). Column contains an empty string, if the default expression isn’t specified.
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- `default_expression` — Value specified in the `DEFAULT` clause.
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- `comment_expression` — Comment text.
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Nested data structures are output in “expanded” format. Each column is shown separately, with the name after a dot.
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