SQL DELETE Statement

The DELETE Statement

The DELETE statement is used to delete rows in a table.

Syntax

DELETE FROM table_name WHERE column_name = some_value

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Person:

LastName	FirstName	Address	City
Nilsen	Fred	Kirkegt 56	Stavanger
Rasmussen	Nina	Stien 12	Stavanger

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Delete a Row

"Nina Rasmussen" is going to be deleted:

DELETE FROM Person WHERE LastName = 'Rasmussen'

Result

LastName	FirstName	Address	City
Nilsen	Fred	Kirkegt 56	Stavanger

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Delete All Rows

It is possible to delete all rows in a table without deleting the table. This means that the table structure, attributes, and indexes will be intact:

DELETE FROM table_name or DELETE * FROM table_name