Starting Postgres

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Name of the server postgres
Name of the client psql
Typical command line to start the client psql -h server -d dbname -U username

server

the internet address of a computer running the server

dbname

the name of the database to use

username

database user name

Useful commands
\?
\dt
\i file.sql
\c otherdbname
Beware!

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Thanks to Nicola Boni from Italy for supplying this.