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		jesterpm on Oct 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An UPDATE without a WHERE, or something close to i... I take a similar approach. I usually want to see what I'm about to change before I change it, so I'll SELECT * FROM ... WHERE ... , then go back in the command history and delete the SELECT FROM.

meowface on Oct 30, 2021 [–]

Same. (Also for DELETEs.) I would guess this is what a high percentage of people do.

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