am  05.11.2005, um 16:47:56 +0000 mailte frank church folgendes:
> 
> How do you extract postgresql column names, types and comments in tabular 
> form,
> using an SQL command?. I know they are stored in one of the system tables, but
> I don't know which.

Start psql with -E and call \d* - commands to see both the hidden SQL
and the description.

Example:

comment on table foo is 'this is a comment';
\dd foo
[many lines of output the SQL and the comment]


Use '\h?' to see all psql-commands.


HTH, Andreas
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