Postgres SQL Cheat Sheet
Getting Started
- Open Postgres in Terminal (bash):
psql - List all databases in psql:
\l - Connect to a database in psql:
\c databasename - List all tables in current database:
\dt - Quit psq:
\q+ENTER
SQL Commands
- Create a database:
CREATE DATABASE db_name; - Create a table:
CREATE TABLE table_name (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, name varchar(255)); - Read all values:
SELECT * FROM table_name;