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- SQL
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- databases
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# Accessing metadata about SQL database
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```sql
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SHOW DATABASES
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SHOW TABLES
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-- View column names and data types
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DESCRIBE [table_name]
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-- View disk usage per column
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SHOW TABLE STATUS
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```
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