Postgres and Open Source Experts

24x7x365 since 1997

Education

Professional Postgres and Open Source support

Command Prompt, Inc., is the oldest Postgres Company in North America and one of the oldest Open Source firms still operating today. We serve our clients with best in class expertise and professionalism. You can read more about support and services here:


You have landed at the largest single source of Postgres education blogs in the world. At Command Prompt, we believe deeply that the education of the community is critical to the continued success of Postgres and related technologies. We hope you find content you are looking for and don't hesitate to Contact us today for all your Postgres and Open Source consulting and support needs.

How to Get the List of Privileges Assigned to a Table in PostgreSQL

In PostgreSQL, the “\z” command and “information_schema” can be used to check the list of assigned privileges to a certain Postgres table.

How to Get or Check Table Structure in PostgreSQL

In PostgreSQL, the “\d”, the “\d+”, “information_schema”, and the “SELECT *” statement with the “FALSE” option are used to check the table’s structure.

How to Use REVERSE() Function in PostgreSQL

The REVERSE() function accepts exactly one argument and that must be a string. As a result, it retrieves the given string in reverse order.

PostgreSQL STRING_TO_TABLE() Function With Examples

The STRING_TO_TABLE() function accepts a string and a delimiter as arguments and splits the given string based on the specified delimiter.

How to Order by Count in PostgreSQL?

In PostgreSQL, the ORDER BY clause is used along with the COUNT() function to retrieve the table’s records by count/quantity.

How to Declare a Variable in PostgreSQL

In Postgres, a variable is declared with a particular data type, such as INTEGER, TEXT, DATE, etc. To declare a variable, use the “DECLARE var_name data_type:= expression;” syntax.

How to Get a Date Greater Than Today in PostgreSQL?

In PostgreSQL, comparison operators like greater than “>” and greater than or equal to “>=” can be used with the “CURRENT_DATE” function to get a date greater than or equal to today.

How to Copy a Table From One Database to Another in PostgreSQL

To copy a table from one database to another, open CMD as an administrator, and run the "pg_dump -U user –t table source_db | psql -U user target_db" command.

How to Install pgAdmin on Ubuntu

To install pgAdmin on Ubuntu, add the public key using Curl, add the pgAdmin repository using sudo, and execute the “sudo apt install pgAdmin4” command.

How to Check PostgreSQL Service Status in Linux(Ubuntu)

Execute the “sudo systemctl status postgresql” command to check the PostgreSQL service status on your Linux (Ubuntu) operating system.