SELECT *

SELECT * is a SQL statement in the SELECT Queries category. Selects all columns from a table. The syntax is SELECT * FROM table_name;. It returns all columns from the table. A typical example: SELECT * FROM employees; -- Returns all columns from the employees table A close relative is SELECT, which retrieves data from a table. The most fundamental SQL statement. A close relative is SELECT DISTINCT, which returns only distinct (unique) values from the specified columns. A close relative is WHERE, which filters rows based on a specified condition. More about this category: Core SELECT query clauses — SELECT, FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING, ORDER BY, LIMIT. Related SELECT Queries entries: SELECT, SELECT DISTINCT, WHERE, AND / OR / NOT, IN, BETWEEN, LIKE, IS NULL / IS NOT NULL. This page is part of the free SQL Reference documentation covering 762+ statements, functions, and clauses, each with syntax, parameters, return values, and examples for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and SQLite.