Re: Listing databases

Adam Witney <awitney@sghms.ac.uk>

From: Adam Witney <awitney@sghms.ac.uk>
To: Doug Hall <doug_hall@aidt.edu>, pgsql-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2004-05-05T21:59:44Z
Lists: pgsql-general
If you attach with psql then just use \l

Or this works as well

SELECT datname from pg_database;


> Sorry for the newbie question, but how do you get PostgreSQL to list
> the available databases? I know how to log into a certain database, but
> not list all of them. I know this must be possible because the
> phppgAdmin web site demonstrates it with their trial server.
> 
> Thanks,
> Doug Hall
> 
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