Re: How to list and describe tables in psql???

From: Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie>
To: peterlen <peteralen(at)earthlink(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: How to list and describe tables in psql???
Date: 2014-01-02 11:04:24
Message-ID: 52C547B8.7070502@iol.ie
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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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Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland
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