Show tables, describe tables equivalent in redshift

Question

I\'m new to aws, can anyone tell me what are redshifts\' equivalents to mysql commands?

show tables -- redshift command
describe table_name -- redshift command
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Answer 1

I had to select from the information schema to get details of my tables and columns; in case it helps anyone:

SELECT * FROM information_schema.tables
WHERE table_schema = 'myschema'; 

SELECT * FROM information_schema.columns
WHERE table_schema = 'myschema' AND table_name = 'mytable';