PostgreSQL Commond Line Cheat Sheet _ Jason Meridth's Blog

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PostgreSQL Commond Line Cheat SheetPosted: Oct 02, 2012 | More posts about postgresql (../../categories/postgresql.html) command line (../../categories/comm and-line.html) | Source (index.md)

change to postgres user and open psql prompt

sudo -u postgres psql postgres

list databases

postgres=# \l

list roles

postgres=# \du

create role

postgres=#CREATE ROLE demorole1 WITH LOGIN ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'password1' CREATEDB;

alter role

postgres=#ALTER ROLE demorole1 CREATEROLE CREATEDB REPLICATION SUPERUSER;

drop role

postgres=#DROP ROLE demorole1; Share
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create database

postgres=#CREATE DATABASE demodb1 WITH OWNER demorole1 ENCODING 'UTF8';

grant privileges to new user

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE demodb1 TO demorole1;

drop database

postgres=#DROP DATABASE demodb1;

connect to database

\c

list tables in connected database

\dt

list columns on table

\d

backup database

pg_dump >

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pebre79

Thanks! This was really useful, it got me out of a pickle. :)

chipcastle Great stuff Jason!

lostcitizen

thanks!

Jimbo

Thank you very much!

John Scheianu

very practical, thanks!

dom

brief and up to the point. well done!

Sam

super useful.

Steven Chanin

Switching from MySQL to Postgres for new projects. This was helpful to quickly see the basic commands you use all the time!
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Gitosis and Gitweb Part 1

Lasse: sorry for the delayed response. Usually

when you see a password request, and you're not wanting it, it

means that your local ssh key is not in the

Agile coaching

Nice summary! I particularly like "Agile Coach

== thick skin" which we don't explicitly say in the book but is

something we've both found to be true.

Gitosis and Gitweb Part 2

doh!!thank you Leandro. Can't believe I

missed that. I'll edit the post tonight (giving you credit)

Git reset, checkout & "bare double dash", and revert

good job!:)

ash

awesome

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