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# SQL - SELECT Database

When you have multiple databases in your SQL Schema, then before starting your operation, you would need to select a database where all the operations would be performed.

The SQL USE statement is used to select any existing database in SQL schema.

# Syntax:

Basic syntax of USE statement is as follows:

    USE DatabaseName;

Always database name should be unique within the RDBMS.

# Example:

You can check available databases as follows:

    SQL> SHOW DATABASES;
    +--------------------+
    | Database           |
    +--------------------+
    | information_schema |
    | AMROOD             |
    | TUTORIALSPOINT     |
    | mysql              |
    | orig               |
    | test               |
    +--------------------+
    6 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Now if you want to work with AMROOD database then you can execute following SQL command and start working with AMROOD database:

    SQL> USE AMROOD;

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