Re: [GENERAL] \d <table> command

See FAQ. It is in psql.c.

> Hello,
>
> I want to be able to build up information about the different tables held
> in a database for a small diagnostic tool that I'm writing.
>
> I need to see the name of each column in the table, the column data type
> and size, and if nulls are allowed - essentially what is produced by the
> '\d <tablename>' command.
>
> Does anyone know the SQL query to use on the system tables to produce that
> result? I've started to go through them now, and was expecting to find
> something along the lines of 'pg_columns', but no such luck. :(
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark.
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> Mark Jewiss
> Knowledge Matters Limited
> http://www.knowledge.com
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>
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