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

From: "D(dot) Duccini" <duccini(at)backpack(dot)com>
To: Paul Fontenot <paul(at)code-slinger(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SHOW , DESCRIBE, oh what's it called...
Date: 2000-06-13 23:25:37
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.03.10006131825290.5589-100000@ra.bpsi.net
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\d tablename

On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Paul Fontenot wrote:

> 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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