# **-**

## **Operator Description**

`-` is the minus sign operator. The minus sign operator inverts the expression's sign from a positive number to a negative number, and vice versa.

## **Grammar Structure**

```sql
SELECT -column1, -column2, ...
FROM table_name;
```

## **Example**

```text
mysql> select -2;
+------+
| -2 |
+------+
| -2 |
+------+
```

```text
create table t2(c1 int, c2 int);
insert into t2 values (-3, 2);
insert into t2 values (1, 2);

mysql> select -c1 from t2;
+------+
| -c1 |
+------+
| 3 |
| -1 |
+------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
```