# COUNT ## description ### Syntax `COUNT([DISTINCT] expr)` 用于返回满足要求的行的数目 ## example ``` MySQL > select count(*) from log_statis group by datetime; +----------+ | count(*) | +----------+ | 28515903 | +----------+ MySQL > select count(datetime) from log_statis group by datetime; +-------------------+ | count(`datetime`) | +-------------------+ | 28521682 | +-------------------+ MySQL > select count(distinct datetime) from log_statis group by datetime; +-------------------------------+ | count(DISTINCT `datetime`) | +-------------------------------+ | 71045 | +-------------------------------+ ``` ##keyword COUNT