Re: Desc table

From: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>
To: Suma(dot)Bommagani(at)tdameritrade(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Desc table
Date: 2006-12-19 19:53:45
Message-ID: 45884349.6000105@archonet.com
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-sql

Suma(dot)Bommagani(at)tdameritrade(dot)com wrote:
>
> Hi ALL
>
> I have a Quick/small Question.
> Well today is the first day for me in the Postgresql.
> I want to "describe table" can any one tell me how to do it in
> postgresql.

If in psql, try
\d <table-name>
See the psql section of the manual for details.

Most GUI tools (e.g. pgadmin) off a column-view of a table.

The system-catalogues and information_schema views are a way to describe
tables programmatically.

HTH
--
Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd

In response to

  • Desc table at 2006-12-19 19:34:48 from Suma.Bommagani

Browse pgsql-sql by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Richard Ray 2006-12-19 20:09:37 Help with quotes in plpgsql
Previous Message Suma.Bommagani 2006-12-19 19:34:48 Desc table