Postgres Command Tips
18 Mar 2015Create databases:
$ CREATE DATABASE name
[ [ WITH ] [ OWNER [=] user_name ]
[ TEMPLATE [=] template ]
[ ENCODING [=] encoding ]
[ LC_COLLATE [=] lc_collate ]
[ LC_CTYPE [=] lc_ctype ]
[ TABLESPACE [=] tablespace ]
[ CONNECTION LIMIT [=] connlimit ] ]
Drop databases:
$ DROP DATABASE [ IF EXISTS ] name
List all databases:
$ \list
$ \l
List all tables in the current database:
$ \dt
Switch databases:
$ \connect database_name
Describe Table:
$ \d+ tablename