DESCRIBE SCHEMA

Shows definitions for all objects in the cluster.

Shows definitions for all objects in the cluster.

Note: On Linux systems, object names such as keyspace names, table names, and so forth are case-sensitive. By default, CQL converts names to lowercase unless enclosed in double quotation marks.

Synopsis

DESCRIBE [ FULL ] SCHEMA
Table 1. Legend
Syntax conventions Description
UPPERCASE Literal keyword.
Lowercase Not literal.
Italics 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.
<datatype1,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.
FULL
Shows definitions for all objects.
SCHEMA
Shows definitions for all non-system objects.

Examples

Shows definitions for all non-system objects:
DESC SCHEMA
This output shows the beginning of the returned results:
CREATE KEYSPACE dse_system_local WITH replication =
  {'class': 'LocalStrategy'} AND durable_writes = true;

CREATE TABLE dse_system_local.solr_resources (
    core_name text,
    resource_name text,
    resource_value blob,
    PRIMARY KEY (core_name, resource_name)
) WITH CLUSTERING ORDER BY (resource_name ASC)
...