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# EXISTS Statement

``` sql
EXISTS [TEMPORARY] [TABLE|DICTIONARY|DATABASE] [db.]name [INTO OUTFILE filename] [FORMAT format]
```

Returns a single `UInt8`-type column, which contains the single value `0` if the table or database does not exist, or `1` if the table exists in the specified database.
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			``` sql
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