In DB2 Display a table's definition

Question

Hello everybody I am learning DB2 and would like to know how to see a table\'s characteristics after I create one.

Similar to the EXPLAIN TABLE command in MySQL.

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Answer 1

Syntax for Describe table

db2 describe table <tablename>

or For all table details

select * from syscat.tables

or For all table details

 select * from sysibm.tables

Answer 2

db2look -d <db_name> -e -z <schema_name> -t <table_name> -i <user_name> -w <password> > <file_name>.sql

For more information, please refer below:

    db2look [-h]

    -d: Database Name: This must be specified

    -e: Extract DDL file needed to duplicate database
   -xs: Export XSR objects and generate a script containing DDL statements
 -xdir: Path name: the directory in which XSR objects will be placed
    -u: Creator ID: If -u and -a are both not specified then $USER will be used
    -z: Schema name: If -z and -a are both specified then -z will be ignored
    -t: Generate statistics for the specified tables
   -tw: Generate DDLs for tables whose names match the pattern criteria (wildcard characters) of the table name
   -ap: Generate AUDIT USING Statements
  -wlm: Generate WLM specific DDL Statements
  -mod: Generate DDL statements for Module
  -cor: Generate DDL with CREATE OR REPLACE clause
 -wrap: Generates obfuscated versions of DDL statements
    -h: More detailed help message
    -o: Redirects the output to the given file name
    -a: Generate statistics for all creators
    -m: Run the db2look utility in mimic mode
        -c: Do not generate COMMIT statements for mimic
        -r: Do not generate RUNSTATS statements for mimic
    -l: Generate Database Layout: Database partition groups, Bufferpools and Tablespaces
    -x: Generate Authorization statements DDL excluding the original definer of the object
   -xd: Generate Authorization statements DDL including the original definer of the object
    -f: Extract configuration parameters and environment variables
   -td: Specifies x to be statement delimiter (default is semicolon(;))
    -i: User ID to log on to the server where the database resides
    -w: Password to log on to the server where the database resides

Answer 3

Try the following:

DESCRIBE SELECT * FROM TABLE_name

Answer 4

I just came across this query to describe a table in winsql

select NAME,TBNAME,COLTYPE,LENGTH,REMARKS,SCALE from sysibm.syscolumns
where tbcreator = 'Schema_name' and tbname='Table_name' ;

Answer 5

I know this is an old question, but this will do the job.

SELECT colname, typename, length, scale, default, nulls
  FROM syscat.columns
 WHERE tabname = '<table name>'
   AND tabschema = '<schema name>'
 ORDER BY colno

Answer 6

Right-click the table in DB2 Control Center and chose Generate DDL... That will give you everything you need and more.