TRUNCATE
Name
TRUNCATE -- empty a table
Synopsis
TRUNCATE [ TABLE ] name
Description
TRUNCATE quickly removes all rows from a
table. It has the same effect as an unqualified
DELETE but since it does not actually scan the
table it is faster. This is most useful on large tables.
Parameters
- name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table to be truncated.
Examples
Truncate the table bigtable:
TRUNCATE TABLE bigtable;
Compatibility
There is no TRUNCATE command in the SQL standard.