extracting a table description

From: "David Craig" <david(at)icon-design(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: extracting a table description
Date: 2000-06-28 10:19:14
Message-ID: 005301bfe0ea$4f9076e0$0100a8c0@david
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Hi All,

I am trying to get a table description via the web. I have tried using desc tablename but although the desc command appears to be a reserved word, it doesn't appear to be supported.

Does anyone know how I can extract the table description (column names)?

Thanks in advance
David Craig
david(at)icon-design(dot)com

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