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UNION vs UNION ALL

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Explain the difference between UNION and UNION ALL.

Asked in the Conceptual questions stage. Using the provided orders table, demonstrate the distinction by combining cities from delivered and returned orders.

Output

  1. One column named city.
  2. Include cities found in either order status.
  3. Return each city once, ordered alphabetically with NULL last.

Schema

orders
ColumnTypeDescription
order_idPKINTUnique order identifier
customer_idINTCustomer identifier
cityVARCHAR(100)Customer delivery city
order_statusVARCHAR(30)Current order status
Tablesorders
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