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List of SQL Commands

The document provides a comprehensive list of commonly used SQL commands, detailing their syntax and functionality. It covers commands such as SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and various operators and functions, explaining how they are used to manage and manipulate data in relational databases. Additionally, it includes explanations for clauses like WHERE, GROUP BY, and JOIN, which are essential for querying data effectively.

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List of SQL Commands

The document provides a comprehensive list of commonly used SQL commands, detailing their syntax and functionality. It covers commands such as SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and various operators and functions, explaining how they are used to manage and manipulate data in relational databases. Additionally, it includes explanations for clauses like WHERE, GROUP BY, and JOIN, which are essential for querying data effectively.

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LIST OF SQL COMMANDS

BACKGROUND
SQL, Structured Query Language, is a programming language designed to
manage data stored in relational databases. SQL operates through simple,
declarative statements. This keeps data accurate and secure, and it helps
maintain the integrity of databases, regardless of size.
Here's an appendix of commonly used commands.

COMMANDS
ALTER TABLE
ALTER TABLE table_name
ADD column_name datatype;

ALTER TABLE lets you add columns to a table in a database.

AND
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE column_1 = value_1
AND column_2 = value_2;

AND is an operator that combines two conditions. Both conditions must be


true for the row to be included in the result set.

AS
SELECT column_name AS 'Alias'
FROM table_name;

ASis a keyword in SQL that allows you to rename a column or table using
an alias.

AVG()
SELECT AVG(column_name)
FROM table_name;

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AVG()is an aggregate function that returns the average value for a numeric
column.

BETWEEN
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name BETWEEN value_1 AND value_2;

The BETWEEN operator is used to filter the result set within a certain range. The
values can be numbers, text or dates.

CASE
SELECT column_name,
CASE
WHEN condition THEN 'Result_1'
WHEN condition THEN 'Result_2'
ELSE 'Result_3'
END
FROM table_name;

CASE statements are used to create different outputs (usually in


the SELECT statement). It is SQL's way of handling if-then logic.

COUNT()
SELECT COUNT(column_name)
FROM table_name;

COUNT()is a function that takes the name of a column as an argument and


counts the number of rows where the column is not NULL.

CREATE TABLE
CREATE TABLE table_name (
column_1 datatype,
column_2 datatype,
column_3 datatype
);

CREATE TABLEcreates a new table in the database. It allows you to specify the
name of the table and the name of each column in the table.

DELETE
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DELETE FROM table_name
WHERE some_column = some_value;

DELETE statements are used to remove rows from a table.

GROUP BY
SELECT column_name, COUNT(*)
FROM table_name
GROUP BY column_name;

GROUP BY is a clause in SQL that is only used with aggregate functions. It is


used in collaboration with the SELECT statement to arrange identical data into
groups.

HAVING
SELECT column_name, COUNT(*)
FROM table_name
GROUP BY column_name
HAVING COUNT(*) > value;

HAVINGwas added to SQL because the WHERE keyword could not be used with
aggregate functions.

INNER JOIN
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_1
JOIN table_2
ON table_1.column_name = table_2.column_name;

An inner join will combine rows from different tables if the join condition is
true.

INSERT
INSERT INTO table_name (column_1, column_2, column_3)
VALUES (value_1, 'value_2', value_3);

INSERT statements are used to add a new row to a table.

IS NULL / IS NOT NULL


SELECT column_name(s)
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FROM table_name
WHERE column_name IS NULL;

IS NULLand IS NOT NULL are operators used with the WHERE clause to test for
empty values.

LIKE
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name LIKE pattern;

LIKEis a special operator used with the WHERE clause to search for a specific
pattern in a column.

LIMIT
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
LIMIT number;

LIMIT is a clause that lets you specify the maximum number of rows the
result set will have.

MAX()
SELECT MAX(column_name)
FROM table_name;

MAX() is a function that takes the name of a column as an argument and


returns the largest value in that column.

MIN()
SELECT MIN(column_name)
FROM table_name;

MIN() is a function that takes the name of a column as an argument and


returns the smallest value in that column.

OR
SELECT column_name
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name = value_1
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OR column_name = value_2;

ORis an operator that filters the result set to only include rows where either
condition is true.

ORDER BY
SELECT column_name
FROM table_name
ORDER BY column_name ASC | DESC;

ORDER BY is a clause that indicates you want to sort the result set by a
particular column either alphabetically or numerically.

OUTER JOIN
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_1
LEFT JOIN table_2
ON table_1.column_name = table_2.column_name;

An outer join will combine rows from different tables even if the join
condition is not met. Every row in the left table is returned in the result set,
and if the join condition is not met, then NULL values are used to fill in the
columns from the right table.

ROUND()
SELECT ROUND(column_name, integer)
FROM table_name;

ROUND() is a function that takes a column name and an integer as an


argument. It rounds the values in the column to the number of decimal
places specified by the integer.

SELECT
SELECT column_name
FROM table_name;

SELECTstatements are used to fetch data from a database. Every query will
begin with SELECT.

SELECT DISTINCT
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SELECT DISTINCT column_name
FROM table_name;

SELECT DISTINCTspecifies that the statement is going to be a query that


returns unique values in the specified column(s).

SUM
SELECT SUM(column_name)
FROM table_name;

SUM() is a function that takes the name of a column as an argument and


returns the sum of all the values in that column.

UPDATE
UPDATE table_name
SET some_column = some_value
WHERE some_column = some_value;

UPDATE statements allow you to edit rows in a table.

WHERE
SELECT column_name(s)
FROM table_name
WHERE column_name operator value;

WHEREis a clause that indicates you want to filter the result set to include only
rows where the following condition is true.

WITH
WITH temporary_name AS (
SELECT *
FROM table_name)
SELECT *
FROM temporary_name
WHERE column_name operator value;

WITH clause lets you store the result of a query in a temporary table using an
alias. You can also define multiple temporary tables using a comma and with
one instance of the WITH keyword.

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The WITH clause is also known as common table expression (CTE) and
subquery factoring.

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