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Postgres Console Commands

From the Terminal

  • psql opens the postgres console
  • psql -d some_database_name -f some_sql_file.sql executes the SQL in the given file within the database specified

Within the Postgres Console

  • \q quits the postgres console
  • \l lists all databases
  • \c database_name connects you to database_name
  • \d lists all tables of current database

When Connected To A Database

SELECT * FROM some_table_name; will show all of the records for the given table name

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