system.one

This table contains a single row with a single dummy UInt8 column containing the value 0.

This table is used if a SELECT query doesn’t specify the FROM clause.

This is similar to the DUAL table found in other DBMSs.

Example

:) SELECT * FROM system.one LIMIT 10;

┌─dummy─┐
│     0 │
└───────┘
1 rows in set. Elapsed: 0.001 sec.

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