Hi All,
Below are the details:
*Connect to default database:*
*=====================*
bash-4.1$ ./psql -p 5432 postgres
Password:
psql.bin (9.1.7)
Type "help" for help.
postgres=#
*To list all available database:*
*=====================*
postgres=# \l+
List of
databases
Name | Owner | Encoding | Collate | Ctype | Access
privileges | Size | Tablespace | Description
-----------+----------+----------+-------------+-------------+-----------------------+---------+------------+--------------------------------------------
pem | postgres | UTF8 | en_US.UTF-8 | en_US.UTF-8 |
postgres=CTc/postgres+| 29 MB | pg_default |
| | | | |
pem_user=Tc/postgres +| | |
| | | | |
pem_agent=Tc/postgres | | |
postgres | postgres | UTF8 | en_US.UTF-8 | en_US.UTF-8 |
| 6570 kB | pg_default | default administrative connection
database
template0 | postgres | UTF8 | en_US.UTF-8 | en_US.UTF-8 | =c/postgres
+| 6457 kB | pg_default | unmodifiable empty database
| | | | |
postgres=CTc/postgres | | |
template1 | postgres | UTF8 | en_US.UTF-8 | en_US.UTF-8 | =c/postgres
+| 6457 kB | pg_default | default template for new databases
| | | | |
postgres=CTc/postgres | | |
(4 rows)
*To change Database:*
*===============*
postgres=# \c edb
You are now connected to database "edb" as user "postgres".
edb=#
*To check list of schemas:*
*===================*
postgres=# \dn
List of schemas
Name | Owner
--------+----------
abdul | postgres
public | postgres
(2 rows)
*To set a Schema for a session:*
*=======================*
postgres=# set search_path to abdul;
SET
postgres=# show search_path ;
search_path
-------------
abdul
(1 row)
postgres=# create table test (n numeric, Name varchar(10));
CREATE TABLE
postgres=# insert into test values (generate_series(1,10),'TEST');
INSERT 0 10
postgres=# select * from test;
n | name
----+------
1 | TEST
2 | TEST
3 | TEST
4 | TEST
5 | TEST
6 | TEST
7 | TEST
8 | TEST
9 | TEST
10 | TEST
(10 rows)
*To list all tables of a current schema:*
*===========================*
postgres=# \dt+
List of relations
Schema | Name | Type | Owner | Size | Description
--------+------+-------+----------+-------+-------------
abdul | test | table | postgres | 16 kB |
(1 row)
Hope this helps.
Thanks & Regards,
Abdul Sayeed
System Engineer
The Postgres Database Company
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On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Raymond O'Donnell <r...@iol.ie> wrote:
> On 02/01/2014 01:53, peterlen wrote:
> > I am using PostgreSQL 9.1 and have boon looking for psql commands to
> list all
> > tables in the current database as well as how to "describe" a given
> table.
> > I have come across some info on the web (older mostly) that lists
> commands
> > like \d, \dt, or \d+ <tablename> but I get results like "no relations
> found"
> > or "column reltriggers does not exist". Not sure what is going on.
> >
> > Can someone enlighten me on the right commands to use?
>
> Possibly a silly question, but are you connected to the correct
> database? If you don't specify a database on the psql command line, then
> psql connects to a database with the same name as the username you use
> to connect, if such a database exists.
>
> Ray.
>
>
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