EXPAND

Formats query output vertically. For each row, the column values are listed vertically. Use this command to read wide data. To show the current expand setting, run EXPAND without specifying ON or OFF.

Synopsis

EXPAND [ ON | OFF ]

Syntax legend

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Syntax conventions	Description
UPPERCASE	Literal keyword.
Lowercase	Not literal.
`< >`	Variable value. Replace with a user-defined value.
`[]`	Optional. Square brackets (`[]`) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
`( )`	Group. Parentheses ( `( )` ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.
`\|`	Or. A vertical bar (`\|`) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
`...`	Repeatable. An ellipsis ( `...` ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.
`'<Literal string>'`	Single quotation (`'`) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.
`{ <key> : <value> }`	Map collection. Braces (`{ }`) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.
`<datatype2`	Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( `< >` ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.
`<cql_statement>;`	End CQL statement. A semicolon (`;`) terminates all CQL statements.
`[--]`	Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( `--` ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.
`' <<schema\> ... </schema\>> '`	Search CQL only: Single quotation marks (`'`) surround an entire XML schema declaration.
`@<xml_entity>='<xml_entity_type>'`	Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrConfig files.

ON: Enable expand.
OFF: Disable expand.

Examples

View rows vertically:

EXPAND ON

Select all rows from the cycling race winners table:

SELECT *
FROM cycling.race_winners;

Each field is shown in a vertical row table:

@ Row 1
---------------+--------------------------------------------------
 race_name     | National Championships South Africa WJ-ITT (CN)
 race_position | 1
 cyclist_name  | {firstname: 'Frances', lastname: 'DU TOUT'}

@ Row 2
---------------+--------------------------------------------------
 race_name     | National Championships South Africa WJ-ITT (CN)
 race_position | 2
 cyclist_name  | {firstname: 'Lynette', lastname: 'BENSON'}

@ Row 3
---------------+--------------------------------------------------
 race_name     | National Championships South Africa WJ-ITT (CN)
 race_position | 3
 cyclist_name  | {firstname: 'Anja', lastname: 'GERBER'}

@ Row 4
---------------+--------------------------------------------------
 race_name     | National Championships South Africa WJ-ITT (CN)
 race_position | 4
 cyclist_name  | {firstname: 'Ame', lastname: 'VENTER'}

@ Row 5
---------------+--------------------------------------------------
 race_name     | National Championships South Africa WJ-ITT (CN)
 race_position | 5
 cyclist_name  | {firstname: 'Danielle', lastname: 'VAN NIEKERK'}

(5 rows)

Turn off vertical expansion:

EXPAND OFF

EXPAND

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