SHOW , DESCRIBE, oh what's it called...

From: "Paul Fontenot" <paul(at)code-slinger(dot)com>
To: "PostgreSQL" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: SHOW , DESCRIBE, oh what's it called...
Date: 2000-06-13 23:22:16
Message-ID: COEGIFBFLIEMDMJAJFMAOEEFCBAA.paul@code-slinger.com
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In MySQL you could issue a command:

describe my_table_name;

and it would come back with the columns, and their descriptions. What is the
equivalent command in postgresql? I have looked everywhere and am probly
just overlooking it by now.

Thanks,
Paul

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