Para quem esta vindo do MySQL para o PostgreSQL não ficar perdido.
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mysql: SHOW TABLES
postgresql: \d
postgresql: SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = ‘public’;
mysql: SHOW DATABASES
postgresql: \l
postgresql: SELECT datname FROM pg_database;
mysql: SHOW COLUMNS
postgresql: \d table
postgresql: SELECT column_name FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name =’table’;
mysql: DESCRIBE TABLE
postgresql: \d+ table
postgresql: SELECT column_name FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name =’table’;
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