Re: About table schema

From: Janning Vygen <vygen(at)gmx(dot)de>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: About table schema
Date: 2004-05-25 22:57:59
Message-ID: 200405260057.59307.vygen@gmx.de
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Am Mittwoch, 26. Mai 2004 00:36 schrieb Wei Shi:
> Hi, does anyone know how to get the schema information
> of a table. More specifically, I would like to know
>
> 1. which field(s) are primary keys?
> 2. the data type of each field of a table?
> 3. If a field is a foreign key, what field/table it
> is referring to.

connect to your database with 'psql' and type

\d tablename

which gives you all information you asked for. Type \? for a list of other
commands within psql and take a look at 'man psql'

kind regards,
janning

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