EXPLAIN

Shows the execution plan of a SQL statement with statistics, such as the number of rows to read, and the number of storage partitions to scan.

Syntax

EXPLAIN <statement>

Examples

EXPLAIN select t.number from numbers(1) as t, numbers(1) as t1 where t.number = t1.number;

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Project
├── columns: [number (#0)]
└── HashJoin
    ├── join type: INNER
    ├── build keys: [numbers.number (#1)]
    ├── probe keys: [numbers.number (#0)]
    ├── filters: []
    ├── TableScan(Build)
    │   ├── table: default.system.numbers
    │   ├── read rows: 1
    │   ├── read bytes: 8
    │   ├── partitions total: 1
    │   ├── partitions scanned: 1
    │   └── push downs: [filters: [], limit: NONE]
    └── TableScan(Probe)
        ├── table: default.system.numbers
        ├── read rows: 1
        ├── read bytes: 8
        ├── partitions total: 1
        ├── partitions scanned: 1
        └── push downs: [filters: [], limit: NONE]