psql

psql is PostgreSQL's interactive terminal client. It works directly with SereneDB.

Connect

sh

psql -h localhost -p 7890

Useful commands

Command	Description
\l	List databases
\d	List tables
\d table_name	Describe a table
\d+	List tables with sizes
\i file.sql	Execute a SQL file
\timing	Toggle query timing
\q	Quit

Running queries

Run any SQL statement at the prompt and terminate it with a semicolon:

SQL

SELECT title, rating FROM movies WHERE year > 2015 ORDER BY rating DESC LIMIT 5;

 title             | rating
-------------------+--------
 Intro to Search   |    9.5
 Scaling Analytics |    8.1
 The Last Index    |    7.7

Importing CSV

Use the server-side COPY ... FROM statement to load a CSV file into an existing table:

SQL

COPY movies FROM 'movies.csv' WITH (FORMAT CSV, HEADER TRUE);

Tips

• Use Tab to auto-complete table and column names
• Press Ctrl+R to search command history
• Use \timing to benchmark queries