Select Database - (PostgreSQL Database)

In PostgreSQL, a database is a collection of related data tables, views, indexes, and other objects. In order to work with data in a database, you must first connect to it and select it. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to select a database in PostgreSQL.

Syntax

\c database_name

Example

Let's take a look at an example of selecting a database in PostgreSQL.

\c mydatabase

In this example, we are selecting the database named mydatabase.

Explanation

The \c command is used to connect to a database in PostgreSQL. When you run \c, you need to specify the name of the database you want to connect to. This command can be run from the command line, or from within the psql command-line interface.

Use

The \c command is used to connect to a database in PostgreSQL. Once you have connected to a database, you can perform various actions on it, such as querying the data or creating new objects within the database.

Important Points

• The user account running the \c command must have permissions to connect to and select the specified database.
• Database names are case-insensitive in PostgreSQL, so if you select a database with a different case than the name was created with, it will still work.
• If you are connected to a database and want to change to a different database, you will need to disconnect from the current database before connecting to the new one.

Summary

In this tutorial, we showed you how to select a database in PostgreSQL using the \c command. We discussed the syntax, example, output, explanation, use, and important points of selecting a database in PostgreSQL. With this knowledge, you can now connect to and work with databases in PostgreSQL.