v.25.8New Feature

Support DESCRIBE SELECT

Official CH changelog text
Support DESCRIBE SELECT in addition to DESCRIBE (SELECT ...). #82947 (Yarik Briukhovetskyi).
Support for DESCRIBE SELECT syntax in addition to DESCRIBE (SELECT ...).

Why it matters

This feature simplifies the usage of the DESCRIBE statement by allowing users to write DESCRIBE SELECT without requiring parentheses around the SELECT query. This improves usability and aligns the syntax closer to common SQL conventions, making it more convenient to inspect the structure of query results.

How to use it

Instead of using:
DESCRIBE (SELECT ...)

users can simply write:
DESCRIBE SELECT ...

This reduces the need for parentheses when describing the structure of a SELECT query's output.

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