Re: Description field for tables and views - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Jul 3, 2024, at 12:28, Kent Dorfman <kent.dorfman766@gmail.com> wrote:

Is there any psql function/command to add a description field to a table or view definition in the system?

Allow me to introduce you to my good friend "COMMENT":
	https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-comment.html

Thanks for the hint! 

It's the simplest and most direct solution.  Been typing SQL for 40 years and haven't had occasion to use COMMENT.  Is it SQL standard or postgres specific?  Am not a DBA by trade but an embedded systems guy.