Thread: db_space

Is there a way to get the size of your PostgreSQL database using sql?

I need this for an inventory program.

Thanks!

Troy Campano

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Campano, Troy wrote:
> Is there a way to get the size of your PostgreSQL database using sql?
> I need this for an inventory program.

No, not db size.  You have to use 'du'.  See the manual section
"Managing Disk Space" in the admin section.

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What does the contrib dbsize give you then?
Is that like some allocated size as apposed to used size?

thank you!

> On Mon, 2004-02-09 at 17:30, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Campano, Troy wrote:
> > > Is there a way to get the size of your PostgreSQL database using sql?
> > > I need this for an inventory program.
> >
> > No, not db size.  You have to use 'du'.  See the manual section
> > "Managing Disk Space" in the admin section.