pgadmin3

General
  \copyright Show PostgreSQL license terms for use and distribution
  \g [file] or; execute query (and write result to file or |pipe)
  \gset [PREFIX] execute query and store result in psql variable
  \q quit psql \watch [SEC] Execute query help
  every SEC seconds   \? [commands] show help on backslash commands   \? options show help on psql command-line options   \? variables show help on special variables   \h [name] SQL command Syntax description, use * to show all command syntax description query buffer   \e [FILE] [LINE] Use external editor to edit query buffer (or file)   \ef [FUNCNAME [LINE]] Use external editor to edit function define   \p show the contents of the query buffer   \r reset (clear) the query buffer   \s [file] show the history or save the history in a file













  \w file write query buffer contents to file

input/output
  \copy ... execute SQL COPY, send data stream to client host
  \echo [string] write string to stdout
  \i file from file Execute commands in
  \ir FILE Similar to \i, but relative to the current script position
  \o [file] Write all query results to a file or | pipe
  \qecho [string] Write a string to the query output stream (see \o)

informative
  (options: S = show system objects, + = rest of the details)
  \d[S+] list table, view and sequence
  \d[S+] name describe table, view, sequence, or index
  \da [S] [pattern] list aggregate functions
  \db[+] [pattern] list tablespaces
  \dc[S+] [PATTERN] list transformations
  \dC[+] [PATTERN] list type casts
  \dd[S] [PATTERN] show object descriptions not shown elsewhere
  \ddp [pattern] list default permissions
  \dD[S+] [PATTERN] list common value domains
  \det[+] [PATTERN] list reference table
  \des[+] [mode] list foreign servers
  \deu[+] [mode] list user mappings
  \dew[+] [mode] list foreign-data wrappers
  \df[antw][S+] [mode] column out [aggregate/regular/trigger/window only] functions
  \dF[+] [pattern] list text search
  configs\dFd[+] [pattern] list text search dictionaries
  \dFp[+] [pattern] list text search parsers
  \dFt[+] [pattern] list text search templates
  \dg[+] [PATTERN] list roles
  \di[S+] [pattern] list indices
  \dl list large objects, functions like \lo_list same
  \dL[S+] [PATTERN] list all procedural languages
  \dm[S+] [PATTERN] list all materialized views
  \dn[S+] [PATTERN] list all schemas
  \do[S] [schema] list operations character
  \dO[S+] [PATTERN] List all collation rules
  \dp [pattern] List access rights for tables, views and sequences
  \drds [pattern 1 [pattern 2]] List role settings for each database
  \ds[ S+] [pattern] list sequence
  \dt[S+] [pattern] list table
  \dT[S+] [pattern] list data types
  \du[+] [PATTERN] list roles
  \dv[S+] [pattern] list views
  \dE[S+] [PATTERN] list reference tables
  \dx[+ ] [PATTERN] list extensions
  \dy [PATTERN] list all event triggers
  \l[+] [PATTERN] list all databases
  \sf[+] FUNCNAME show the definition of a function
  \z [pattern] and \dp Same function

formatting
  \a Switch between unaligned and aligned mode
  \C [string] Set the title of the table, or cancel if there is no title
  \f [string] Display or set the unaligned mode query output Field separator
  \H Switch HTML output mode (currently off)
  \pset [NAME [VALUE]] set table output option
                         (NAME := {border|columns|expanded|fieldsep|fieldsep_zero|
                         footer|format|linestyle|null|numericlocale |pager|
                         pager_min_lines|recordsep|recordsep_zero|tableattr|title|
                         tuples_only|unicode_border_linestyle|
                         unicode_column_linestyle|unicode_header_linestyle})
  \t [on|off] only show records (currently off)
  \T [string] Set HTML <table> tag attribute, or if If not, cancel the setting
  \x [on|off|auto] Toggle extended output mode (currently off)

Connect
  \c[onnect] {[DBNAME|- USER|- HOST|- PORT|-] | conninfo}
                         to connect to a new database (currently "testdb")
  \encoding [encoding name] show or set client encoding
  \password [USERNAME] change password securely for user
  \conninfo show information about current connection

operating system
  \cd [directory] change current job Directory
  \setenv NAME [VALUE] Set or clear environment variables
  \timing [on|off] Toggle command timing switch (currently off)
  \! [command] execute a command in the shell or start an interactive shell

variable
  \prompt [text] name prompts the user to set the internal variable
  \set [name[value]] sets the internal variable, or lists all if there are no parameters variable
  \unset name clear (delete) internal variable

large object
  \lo_export LOBOID file
  \lo_import file [comment]
  \lo_list
  \lo_unlink LOBOID large object operation