List tables in the database

Try \? at the psql prompt to find out about \d and family.

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Varsha Agarwal wrote:

Hi,
I want to see the list of all the tables in the database. Can anyone
tell me how to do that? I tried show table but thats not working.
-Varha

select * from pg_tables;

Tom

Or in psql try "\d"

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Tom Jenkins
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 5:35 PM
To: Varsha Agarwal
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] List tables in the database

Varsha Agarwal wrote:

Hi,
I want to see the list of all the tables in the database. Can anyone
tell me how to do that? I tried show table but thats not working.
-Varha

select * from pg_tables;

Tom

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