Re: Why not used standart SQL commands? - Mailing list pgsql-general

On 1/8/22 10:25, Ali Koca wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm seeing \dt used for "show tables", \l used for "show databases". Why
> not standart SQL syntax words? Why specified PostgreSQL commands?
> I can't figure out that.

AFAIK, SHOW TABLES is a MySQL thing.

See here:

https://www.sqltutorial.org/sql-list-all-tables/


If you are looking for a 'standard' method then look at:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/information-schema.html

in particular:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/infoschema-tables.html



> 
> Ali
> 
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