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psql

PostgreSQL command-line client

  • Connect to database. It connects to localhost using default port 5432 with default user

psql {{database}}

  • Connect to database on given server host running on given port with username given

psql -h {{host}} -p {{port}} -U {{username}} {{database}}

  • Run single query against the given database. Note: useful in shell scripts

psql -c '{{query}}' {{database}}

  • Run several queries against the given database. Note: useful in shell scripts

psql {{database}} <<< "{{query1}}; {{query2}}"