Removing Duplicates of a Particular Row
mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE t -> ( -> color CHAR(10) -> ) -> ; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) mysql> mysql> INSERT INTO t(color) -> VALUES('blue'),('green'),('indigo'),('orange'),('red'),('violet'),('yellow') -> ; Query OK, 7 rows affected (0.00 sec) Records: 7 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 mysql> mysql> SELECT name FROM color; +--------+ | name | +--------+ | blue | | green | | indigo | | orange | | red | | violet | | yellow | +--------+ 7 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> DELETE FROM t WHERE color = 'blue' LIMIT 2; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> DELETE FROM t WHERE color = 'green' LIMIT 1; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> DELETE FROM t WHERE color = 'red' LIMIT 1; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT * FROM t; +--------+ | color | +--------+ | indigo | | orange | | violet | | yellow | +--------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> drop table t; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)