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[user@debian15:~]$ mysql -u root -p data
Enter password:
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Server version: 5.0.32-Debian_7etch8-log Debian etch distribution
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mysql> USE data
Database changed
mysql> SHOW TABLES;
+----------------+
| Tables_in_data |
+----------------+
| tab1           |
| tab2           |
| tab3           |
+----------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> DESCRIBE tab1;
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field   | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| name    | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| owner   | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| specied | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| birth   | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> DESCRIBE tab2;
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field   | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| name    | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| owner   | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| specied | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| birth   | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> DESCRIBE tab3;
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field   | Type        | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| name    | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| owner   | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| specied | varchar(20) | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
| birth   | date        | YES  |     | NULL    |       |
+---------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> Aborted
bash: SELECT: command not found