DESCRIBE
Oracle8:
DESC[RIBE] {[username.
]object
[@database_spec
].[column
] | [username.]object[.subobject]}
Oracle7:
DESC[RIBE] {[username.
]object
[@database_spec
] | [username.]object[.subobject]}
Lists the column definitions for the specified database object.
The name of a column to be described (Oracle8 only).
The SQL*Net connect string for the database being connected to.
The name of the object being described, which can be a table, view, synonym, function, procedure, or package.
The name of a function or procedure in a package to be described.
The name of the user account (schema) that owns the object.