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From Lee Harr
Subject Re: sql statement to give functionality of \d tablename?
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In response to sql statement to give functionality of \d tablename?  ("Philip Rudling" <psr@clara.net>)
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In article <1030007114.22469.0@iris.uk.clara.net>, Philip Rudling wrote:
> Is the an SQL statement that can be used from within a program that will
> give the output of \d command?  Like the describe command in MySQL's version
> of SQL?
> 


There is a flag to psql which will show you the sql from the
backslash commands. I believe it is -E, but check the manpage.

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