Lists of SQL command

These are a list of fundamental SQL command to use.
If you liked to learn more, go to the cheatsheet that is named the same as the command name.

Retrieving data

Query	Usage	Requirements	Optional Modifier
SELECT Choosing a column	SELECT [column_name] ...	FROM	... DISTINCT [column_name] ... AS [new_column_name] [group_function]
FROM Choosing a table source	... FROM [table_name]	SELECT
WHERE Choosing with arguments	... WHERE [arguments]	SELECT & FROM
ORDER BY Reordering result with arguments	... ORDER BY [column_name] [ASC / DESC]	SELECT & FROM

Manipulating table (object)

Query	Usage
CREATE TABLE Create a new table from scratch	CREATE TABLE [table_name] ( [constraint] [column_name] [data_type] );
ALTER TABLE Edit table column attributes	ALTER TABLE [table_Name] + ADD [column_name] [data_type]; or ALTER COLUMN [column_name] [data_type]; or DROP [column_name] [data_type];
DROP TABLE Delete the table from existence similar : DELETE	DROP TABLE [table_name];

Data grouping

Query	Usage	Requirements	Optional Modifier
GROUP BY Choose the group that will do the group function	GROUP BY [column_name]	SELECT & FROM & Column functions	HAVING
HAVING Allows GROUP to have some arguments	HAVING [arguments]	GROUP

Manipulating data

Query	Usage	Requirements
INSERT INTO Add new column to table	INSERT INTO [table_name]	VALUES [column_values]
UPDATE Edit column attributes	UPDATE [table_name]	SET [column_name] = [argument] WHERE[argument]
DELETE FROM Delete column from the table	DELETE FROM [table_name]	WHERE [arguments]

Merging data table

Query	Usage	Requirements
INNER JOIN Result will be matched only	INNER JOIN [table_name] or JOIN [table_name]	... ON [currentTable_column_name] = [targetTable_column_name] or ... USING [key_column_Name]
OUTER JOIN Result will be matched + some table	LEFT JOIN [table_name] or RIGHT JOIN [table_name] or FULL JOIN [table_name]	... ON [currentTable_column_name] = [targetTable_column_name] or ... USING [key_column_Name]
NATURAL JOIN Automatic finding of merging key similar : EQUI JOIN	NATURAL JOIN [table_name]	... ON [currentTable_column_name] = [targetTable_column_name] or ... USING [key_column_Name]

Additional table controls

Query	Usage
RENAME Rename a table name	RENAME [table_name] [new_table_name]
SET INTEGRITY Set Foreign Key Integrity Rule	SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = [true / false]

Transaction control

Query	Usage
COMMIT Commit all transactions created from last checkpoint	COMMIT
ROLLBACK Revert all transactions to last checkpoint	ROLLBACK [checkpoint_name]
SAVEPOINT Create a new checkpoint	SAVEPOINT [new_savepoint_name]