{"id":12845,"date":"2024-03-14T16:43:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-to-view-table-structure-using-sqlplus\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T07:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:46:24","slug":"what-is-the-method-to-view-table-structure-using-sqlplus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-to-view-table-structure-using-sqlplus\/","title":{"rendered":"View Table Structure in SQL*Plus Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

To view the structure of a table in SQL*Plus, you can use the following method:<\/p>\n

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  1. To begin, open the command line terminal and connect to the Oracle database. Enter the following commands in the terminal and input your username, password, and database connection information as prompted.<\/li>\n
  2. Connect to the database using the username and password provided in SQL*Plus.<\/li>\n
  3. After successfully logging in, you will see the SQL prompt SQL>.<\/li>\n
  4. Use the following command to view the structure of the table:<\/li>\n
  5. Show me the structure of the table named “table_name”.<\/li>\n
  6. Replace table_name with the name of the table you want to view the structure of.<\/li>\n
  7. Pressing the Enter key will execute the command, and SQL*Plus will display information about the structure of the table, including column names, data types, lengths, and more.<\/li>\n
  8. Original: \u6211\u4eec\u9700\u8981\u5c3d\u5feb\u91c7\u53d6\u884c\u52a8\u89e3\u51b3\u8fd9\u4e2a\u95ee\u9898\u3002
    \nParaphrased: We need to take action to solve this problem as soon as possible.<\/li>\n
  9. Could you please provide the details of the employees table in the SQL database?<\/li>\n
  10. The output result is similar to:<\/li>\n
  11. Column name provided, along with information on whether it can be empty or is required and the data type.<\/li>\n
  12. This way, you can use the DESC command in SQL*Plus to view the structure of a table.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    To view the structure of a table in SQL*Plus, you can use the following method: To begin, open the command line terminal and connect to the Oracle database. Enter the following commands in the terminal and input your username, password, and database connection information as prompted. 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