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From Kumar
Subject Object description at Client Window
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Responses Re: Object description at Client Window  ("Jordan S. Jones" <list@racistnames.com>)
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Dear Friends,
 
I am working with Postgres 7.3.4 on RH linux 7.2.
 
I could get into the command prompt to describe a table structure.
 
Welcome to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
 
Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
       \h for help with SQL commands
       \? for help on internal slash commands
       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
       \q to quit
 
training=# \d emp
                Table "emp"
 Column |         Type          | Modifiers
--------+-----------------------+-----------
 no     | integer               |
 name   | character varying(20) |
 age    | integer               |
 
training=#
 
But I wanted to know whether this description could be availed at the command prompt. I am using PgAdmin3. I have checked the systems tables also. pg_tables can tell us only the table and the columns inside tables.
 
Any idea to share with me, please. I am looking for something like sp_helptext in MS SQL server.
 
Regards
Kumar

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