psql
PostgreSQL command-line client. More information: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-psql.html.
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Connect to the database. By default, it connects to the local socket using port 5432 with the currently logged in user:
psql {{database}}
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Connect to the database on given server host running on given port with given username, without a password prompt:
psql -h {{host}} -p {{port}} -U {{username}} {{database}}
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Connect to the database; user will be prompted for password:
psql -h {{host}} -p {{port}} -U {{username}} -W {{database}}
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Execute a single SQL query or PostgreSQL command on the given database (useful in shell scripts):
psql -c '{{query}}' {{database}}
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Execute commands from a file on the given database:
psql {{database}} -f {{file.sql}}
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