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