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What is MySQL TRUNCATE command used for?
As the name explains, it is used to remove all the record from the MySQL table.
Syntax
Truncate table table_name;
Example
mysql> Truncate table student; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.18 sec)
The query above deleted all the records from the ‘Student’ table. We can observe as MySQL returns empty set after running the following query −
mysql> select * from student; Empty set (0.00 sec)
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