drop table if exists t; create table t (id int, c1 timestamp); load stats 's/explain_stats_t.json'; show columns from t; Field Type Null Key Default Extra id int(11) YES NULL c1 timestamp YES NULL explain t; Field Type Null Key Default Extra id int(11) YES NULL c1 timestamp YES NULL describe t; Field Type Null Key Default Extra id int(11) YES NULL c1 timestamp YES NULL desc t; Field Type Null Key Default Extra id int(11) YES NULL c1 timestamp YES NULL desc t c1; Field Type Null Key Default Extra c1 timestamp YES NULL desc t id; Field Type Null Key Default Extra id int(11) YES NULL