current database?

mikeo <mikeo@spectrumtelecorp.com>

From: mikeo <mikeo@spectrumtelecorp.com>
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-06-19T16:07:05Z
Lists: pgsql-general
hi,
 when i do \c - postgres tells me which
database i'm currently connected to.  where
does it get this info?  i'd like to use it
in a program.  

TIA,
  mikeo