SQL query

From: Vandana <vandana_at_gdit.iiit.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 22:53:19 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00497222.20020712225319@fatcity.com>

        I am using an Oracle database running in Linux. I would like to view the description of a table. For ex., if there is a table called 'person'. I would like to see the names of the columns in this table, their datatypes and such other details. In other dbmss like mysql a command 'describe <tablename>' gives the information. What is the equivalent in Oracle?

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Author: Vandana
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