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title: DuckDB statements
description: DuckDB SQL statements reference
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Reference documentation for DuckDB SQL statements. These statements work in both local DuckDB and MotherDuck cloud environments.

**Common operations:**
- **Data manipulation**: `SELECT`, `INSERT`, `UPDATE`, `DELETE`
- **Schema management**: `CREATE TABLE`, `ALTER TABLE`, `DROP`
- **Data loading**: `COPY`, `EXPORT`
- **Advanced queries**: `PIVOT`, `UNPIVOT`

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