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ALL ​

ALL keeps duplicate result rows. It is the default behavior of a SELECT, so SELECT ALL and SELECT have the same meaning.

UNION ALL also preserves duplicates from both inputs. Use DISTINCT or UNION when duplicate rows should be removed.

Syntax ​

text
SELECT ALL expressions FROM source
query UNION ALL query

Examples ​

Retaining repeated values ​

sql
CREATE TABLE visits (country TEXT);
INSERT INTO visits VALUES ('GB'), ('GB'), ('FR');
sql
SELECT ALL country
FROM visits
ORDER BY country
FORMAT csv;
text
"FR"
"GB"
"GB"

Appending query results ​

sql
SELECT 1 AS value
UNION ALL
SELECT 1
FORMAT csv;
text
1
1

ALL does not define an output order. Add a final ORDER BY when order matters.