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What Are The Difference Between DDL, DML and DCL Commands - Oracle FAQ

DDL commands are used to define the database structure and schema, including commands to create, alter, drop, truncate, and comment on database objects. DML commands are used to manage data and include commands to select, insert, update, delete, and merge data. DCL commands control user privileges and access and include commands to grant and revoke privileges to users.

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What Are The Difference Between DDL, DML and DCL Commands - Oracle FAQ

DDL commands are used to define the database structure and schema, including commands to create, alter, drop, truncate, and comment on database objects. DML commands are used to manage data and include commands to select, insert, update, delete, and merge data. DCL commands control user privileges and access and include commands to grant and revoke privileges to users.

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What are the difference between DDL, DML and DCL

commands?
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2004-08-04 13:49
DDL
Data Definition Language (DDL) statements are used to
define the database structure or schema. Some examples:
CREATE - to create objects in the database
ALTER - alters the structure of the database
DROP - delete objects from the database
TRUNCATE - remove all records from a table, including
all spaces allocated for the records are removed
COMMENT - add comments to the data dictionary
RENAME - rename an object
DML
Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements are used for managing data within schema objects. Some
examples:
SELECT - retrieve data from the a database
INSERT - insert data into a table
UPDATE - updates existing data within a table
DELETE - deletes all records from a table, the space for the records remain
MERGE - UPSERT operation (insert or update)
CALL - call a PL/SQL or Java subprogram
EXPLAIN PLAN - explain access path to data
LOCK TABLE - control concurrency
DCL
Data Control Language (DCL) statements. Some examples:
GRANT - gives user's access privileges to database
REVOKE - withdraw access privileges given with the GRANT command
TCL
Transaction Control (TCL) statements are used to manage the changes made by DML statements. It allows
statements to be grouped together into logical transactions.
COMMIT - save work done
SAVEPOINT - identify a point in a transaction to which you can later roll back
ROLLBACK - restore database to original since the last COMMIT
SET TRANSACTION - Change transaction options like isolation level and what rollback segment to use

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