union all 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: sql server union all example

SELECT expression1, expression2, ... expression_n
FROM tables
[WHERE conditions]
UNION ALL
SELECT expression1, expression2, ... expression_n
FROM tables
[WHERE conditions];