> Kaare Rasmussen wrote:
> >
> > How can I see a view in psql after having created it? If I enter
> > \d <viewname> I can see the fields, but how can I see what makes up the
> > view? Best if the original CREATE statement could be listed somehow.
>
> We could use EXPLAIN VIEW for this...
> New item for TODO?
>
> EXPLAIN TABLE, EXPLAIN INDEX, etc
How about:
SELECT * from pg_viewsWHERE viewname = 'fred';
OR
SELECT pg_get_viewdef('fred');
I have added this to the TODO list:
* have psql \d on a view show the view definition.
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