set allow_experimental_analyzer=1; DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test; CREATE TABLE test (i UInt64) Engine = MergeTree() order by i; INSERT INTO test SELECT number FROM numbers(100); INSERT INTO test SELECT number FROM numbers(10,100); OPTIMIZE TABLE test FINAL; -- Only set limit SET limit = 5; SELECT * FROM test; -- 5 rows SELECT * FROM test OFFSET 20; -- 5 rows SELECT * FROM (SELECT i FROM test LIMIT 10 OFFSET 50) TMP; -- 5 rows SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 4 OFFSET 192; -- 4 rows SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 10 OFFSET 195; -- 5 rows -- Only set offset SET limit = 0; SET offset = 195; SELECT * FROM test; -- 5 rows SELECT * FROM test OFFSET 20; -- no result SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 100; -- no result SET offset = 10; SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 20 OFFSET 100; -- 10 rows SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 11 OFFSET 100; -- 1 rows -- offset and limit together SET limit = 10; SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 50 OFFSET 50; -- 10 rows SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 50 OFFSET 190; -- 0 rows SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 50 OFFSET 185; -- 5 rows SELECT * FROM test LIMIT 18 OFFSET 5; -- 8 rows DROP TABLE test;