Database Reference
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--no-security-labels do not restore security labels
--no-tablespaces do not restore tablespace assignments
--section=SECTION restore named section (pre-data, data, or post-data)
--use-set-session-authorization
use SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION commands instead of
ALTER OWNER commands to set ownership
Connection options:
-h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory
-p, --port=PORT database server port number
-U, --username=NAME connect as specified database user
-w, --no-password never prompt for password
-W, --password force password prompt (should happen automatically)
--role=ROLENAME do SET ROLE before restore
New features introduced in PostgreSQL 9.2.
psql Interactive Commands
Example B-4
lists commands available in psql when you launch an interactive session.
For examples of usage, see
“Environment Variables” on page 45
and
“Interactive versus
Noninteractive psql” on page 46
.
Example B-4. Getting list of interactive psql commands
\?
General
\copyright show PostgreSQL usage and distribution terms
\g [FILE] or ; execute query (and send results to file or |pipe)
\gset [PREFIX] execute query and store results in psql variables
\h [NAME] help on syntax of SQL commands, * for all commands
\q quit psql
\watch [SEC] execute query every SEC seconds
Query Buffer
\e [FILE] [LINE] edit the query buffer (or file) with external editor
\ef [FUNCNAME [LINE]] edit function definition with external editor
\p show the contents of the query buffer
\r reset (clear) the query buffer
\w FILE write query buffer to file
Input/Output
\copy ... perform SQL COPY with data stream to the client host
\echo [STRING] write string to standard output
\i FILE execute commands from file
\ir FILE as \i, but relative to location of current script
\o [FILE] send all query results to file or |pipe
\qecho [STRING] write string to query output stream (see \o)
Informational
(options: S = show system objects, + = additional detail)
