union versus union all code example

Example 1: what is the difference between union and union all

UNION ALL:
COMBINES THE RESULT OF 2 QUERY AND
DOESN'T REMOVE DUPLICATE ROWS
AND DOESN'T SORT BY FIRST COLUMN

UNION:
COMBINES THE RESULT OF 2 QUERY AND
REMOVES DUPLICATE ROWS AND
SORTS BY FIRST COLUMN

Example 2: union vs union all in sql

UNION ALL:
COMBINES THE RESULT OF 2 QUERY AND
DOESN'T REMOVE DUPLICATE ROWS
AND DOESN'T SORT BY FIRST COLUMN

UNION:
COMBINES THE RESULT OF 2 QUERY AND
REMOVES DUPLICATE ROWS AND
SORTS BY FIRST COLUMN

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