Re: system catalog views + tables

From: Joshua Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: isabella(dot)ghiurea(at)nrc-cnrc(dot)gc(dot)ca
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: system catalog views + tables
Date: 2008-10-28 20:17:12
Message-ID: 20081028131712.4279a4c9@jd-laptop
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:11:38 -0700
Isabella Ghiurea <isabella(dot)ghiurea(at)nrc-cnrc(dot)gc(dot)ca> wrote:

> Hello,
> How can I see all system catalog tables and views , I'm in potsgres
> db ( using PG 8.3).
> Is there a way to have /get a full list and description of system
> tables and views in kind of hard copy format, same as Oracle or
> RDBMS posters for system catalogs objects?
> thank you,
> Isabella
>

The documentation?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/information-schema.html

If you are in psql you can also do:

\d pg_ <tab> <tab>

Joshua D. Drake

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