EXPAND
Formats query output vertically.
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 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. |
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:
Turn
off vertical expansion:@ 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)
EXPAND OFF