Re: \d output to a file - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Geoffrey
Subject Re: \d output to a file
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Msg-id 41C05576.7030703@3times25.net
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In response to \d output to a file  (sarlav kumar <sarlavk@yahoo.com>)
Responses Re: \d output to a file  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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sarlav kumar wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I would like to write the output of the \d command on all tables in a
> database to an output file. There are more than 200 tables in the
> database. I am aware of \o command to write the output to a file.
> But, it will be tough to do the \d for each table manually and write
> the output to a file. Is there a command/ way in which I can achieve
> this without having to do it for each table? Any help in this regard
> would be really appreciated.

What is the OS?  On any UNIX variant you can do:

echo '\d' | psql > outputfile

But this will get you the system tables as well I think.

Alternately you could do something like:

for table in $(<listoftables); do
    echo '\d' | psql
done > outputfile

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Until later, Geoffrey

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