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Re: SHOW , DESCRIBE, oh what's it called...

D. Duccini <duccini@backpack.com>

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From: "D. Duccini" <duccini@backpack.com>
To: Paul Fontenot <paul@code-slinger.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL <pgsql-novice@postgresql.org>
Date: 2000-06-13T23:25:37Z
Lists: pgsql-novice 
\d tablename

On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Paul Fontenot wrote:

> In MySQL you could issue a command:
> 
> describe my_table_name;
> 
> and it would come back with the columns, and their descriptions. What is the
> equivalent command in postgresql? I have looked everywhere and am probly
> just overlooking it by now.
> 
> Thanks,
> 	Paul
> 


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