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Utility Statements

Utility statements provide information about database objects and help manage the SQL environment.

• [SHOW Statements]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/show" >}}): List database objects
• [DESCRIBE]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/describe" >}}): Display metadata about tables and views
• [EXPLAIN]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/explain" >}}): Show the execution plan for a query
• [USE]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/use" >}}): Set the current catalog or database
• [SET & RESET]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/set" >}}): Configure session properties
• [LOAD & UNLOAD]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/load" >}}): Manage modules
• [ANALYZE]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/analyze" >}}): Collect table statistics
• [JAR Statements]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/jar" >}}): Manage JAR files
• [JOB Statements]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/job" >}}): Manage Flink jobs
• [CALL]({{< ref "docs/sql/reference/utility/call" >}}): Execute stored procedures

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