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List all foreign keys in PostgreSQL database, analog of MySQL SHOW CREATE TABLE mytable;
--- Source: http://solaimurugan.blogspot.ru/2010/10/list-out-all-forien-key-constraints.html
SELECT
tc.constraint_name,
tc.constraint_type,
tc.table_name,
kcu.column_name,
tc.is_deferrable,
tc.initially_deferred,
rc.match_option AS match_type,
rc.update_rule AS on_update,
rc.delete_rule AS on_delete,
ccu.table_name AS references_table,
ccu.column_name AS references_field
FROM information_schema.table_constraints tc
LEFT JOIN information_schema.key_column_usage kcu
ON tc.constraint_catalog = kcu.constraint_catalog
AND tc.constraint_schema = kcu.constraint_schema
AND tc.constraint_name = kcu.constraint_name
LEFT JOIN information_schema.referential_constraints rc
ON tc.constraint_catalog = rc.constraint_catalog
AND tc.constraint_schema = rc.constraint_schema
AND tc.constraint_name = rc.constraint_name
LEFT JOIN information_schema.constraint_column_usage ccu
ON rc.unique_constraint_catalog = ccu.constraint_catalog
AND rc.unique_constraint_schema = ccu.constraint_schema
AND rc.unique_constraint_name = ccu.constraint_name
--- any conditions for table etc. filtering
WHERE lower(tc.constraint_type) in ('foreign key')
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