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PostgreSQL: Basic Usage Notes
PostgreSQL 9.3.14 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.3) 4.8.4, 64-bit
sudo su - postgres
Run 'psql' to connect, or 'psql -E' to connect and show psql queries.
Commands:
\l | List databases
\connect db_name | Use db_name database
\dt | List tables
\dv | List views
\dtv | List tables & views
SELECT * FROM schema_version; | Now you can run sql queries
\o out1.txt | Dump query results to out1.txt
\o | Stop dumping query results to file
\q | Log out of psql
Run 'logout' or press CTRL+D to log out of postgres user.
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