What is the purpose of the MySQL DELETE command?

MySQL DELETE command is used to delete rows from a table. It is used with WHERE clause.

Syntax

DELETE From Table_name WHERE Condition;

Example

In the following example, we have deleted the rows with id >= 100 in the table "employee".

mysql> select * from employee;
+------+--------+
| Id   | name   |
+------+--------+
| 100  | Ram    |
| 200  | Gaurav |
| 300  | MOHAN  |
+------+--------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> delete from employee where id >=100;
Query OK, 3 rows affected (0.06 sec)

mysql> select * from employee;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

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