*** a/src/bin/psql/command.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/command.c
***************
*** 1355,1360 **** exec_command(const char *cmd,
--- 1355,1398 ----
  		free(opt);
  	}
  
+ 	/* \vt -- show sample of table */
+ 	else if (strcmp(cmd, "vt") == 0)
+ 	{
+ 		char	   *relname;
+ 		char	   *ln;
+ 
+ 		/* We don't do SQLID reduction on the pattern yet */
+ 		relname = psql_scan_slash_option(scan_state,
+ 										 OT_NORMAL, NULL, false);
+ 
+ 		printfPQExpBuffer(query_buf, "SELECT * FROM %s", relname);
+ 
+ 		/* try to get separate lineno arg */
+ 		ln = psql_scan_slash_option(scan_state,
+ 							OT_NORMAL, NULL, true);
+ 		if (ln != NULL)
+ 		{
+ 			int lineno = atoi(ln);
+ 
+ 			if (lineno < 1)
+ 			{
+ 				psql_error("invalid line number: %s\n", ln);
+ 				status = PSQL_CMD_ERROR;
+ 			}
+ 			else
+ 				appendPQExpBuffer(query_buf, " LIMIT %d", lineno);
+ 
+ 			pfree(ln);
+ 		}
+ 		else
+ 			appendPQExpBuffer(query_buf, " LIMIT 10");
+ 
+ 		if (status != PSQL_CMD_ERROR)
+ 			success = SendQuery(query_buf->data);
+ 
+ 		pfree(relname);
+ 	}
+ 
  	/* \w -- write query buffer to file */
  	else if (strcmp(cmd, "w") == 0 || strcmp(cmd, "write") == 0)
  	{
***************
*** 1430,1435 **** exec_command(const char *cmd,
--- 1468,1474 ----
  		free(opt);
  	}
  
+ 
  	/* \z -- list table rights (equivalent to \dp) */
  	else if (strcmp(cmd, "z") == 0)
  	{
*** a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c
***************
*** 869,875 **** psql_completion(char *text, int start, int end)
  		"\\lo_import", "\\lo_export", "\\lo_list", "\\lo_unlink",
  		"\\o", "\\p", "\\password", "\\prompt", "\\pset", "\\q", "\\qecho", "\\r",
  		"\\set", "\\sf", "\\t", "\\T",
! 		"\\timing", "\\unset", "\\x", "\\w", "\\z", "\\!", NULL
  	};
  
  	(void) end;					/* not used */
--- 869,875 ----
  		"\\lo_import", "\\lo_export", "\\lo_list", "\\lo_unlink",
  		"\\o", "\\p", "\\password", "\\prompt", "\\pset", "\\q", "\\qecho", "\\r",
  		"\\set", "\\sf", "\\t", "\\T",
! 		"\\timing", "\\unset", "\\x", "\\vt", "\\w", "\\z", "\\!", NULL
  	};
  
  	(void) end;					/* not used */
***************
*** 3239,3244 **** psql_completion(char *text, int start, int end)
--- 3239,3246 ----
  		completion_charp = "\\";
  		matches = completion_matches(text, complete_from_files);
  	}
+ 	else if (strncmp(prev_wd, "\\vt", strlen("\\vt")) == 0)
+ 		COMPLETE_WITH_SCHEMA_QUERY(Query_for_list_of_tables, NULL);
  
  	/*
  	 * Finally, we look through the list of "things", such as TABLE, INDEX and