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From: "Zhenxiao Luo (JIRA)" <jira@apache.org>
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Subject: [jira] [Commented] (HIVE-1977) DESCRIBE TABLE syntax doesn't
 support specifying a database qualified table name
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Zhenxiao Luo commented on HIVE-1977:
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Review Request submitted at:
https://reviews.facebook.net/D5763
                
> DESCRIBE TABLE syntax doesn't support specifying a database qualified table name
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: HIVE-1977
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-1977
>             Project: Hive
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Database/Schema, Query Processor, SQL
>            Reporter: Carl Steinbach
>            Assignee: Zhenxiao Luo
>         Attachments: HIVE-1977.1.patch.txt
>
>
> The syntax for DESCRIBE is broken. It should be:
> {code}
> DESCRIBE [EXTENDED] [database DOT]table [column]
> {code}
> but is actually
> {code}
> DESCRIBE [EXTENDED] table[DOT col_name]
> {code}
> Ref: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/describe.html

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