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# psql
> PostgreSQL command-line client.
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> More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-psql.html>.
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- Connect to the database. It connects to localhost using default port 5432 with default user as currently logged in user:
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`psql {{database}}`
- Connect to the database on given server host running on given port with given username, without a password prompt:
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`psql -h {{host}} -p {{port}} -U {{username}} {{database}}`
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- Connect to the database; user will be prompted for password:
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`psql -h {{host}} -p {{port}} -U {{username}} -W {{database}}`
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- Execute a single SQL query or PostgreSQL command on the given database (useful in shell scripts):
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`psql -c '{{query}}' {{database}}`
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- Execute commands from a file on the given database:
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`psql {{database}} -f {{file.sql}}`