Connection
# psql -h <hostname or ip address> -p <port number of remote machine> -d <database name which you want to connect> -U <username of the database server>
psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 5432 -U admin
List databases
List the databases using \l
:
\l
Switch database
Switched to the supersecret
database:
\c supersecret
List database tables
List database tables with \dt
:
\dt
Describe a table
See the tableโs structure. As example, there is a table called users
:
\d users
Get info from a table
As example, there is a table called users
:
select * from users