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Postgres SQL Command Sheet

This document provides a comprehensive command sheet for PostgreSQL, detailing installation steps, database creation, and various SQL commands for managing databases and tables. It includes commands for CRUD operations, data types, constraints, and examples of SQL syntax. The guide is designed for users operating in a Linux environment and covers essential PostgreSQL functionalities.

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Postgres SQL Command Sheet

This document provides a comprehensive command sheet for PostgreSQL, detailing installation steps, database creation, and various SQL commands for managing databases and tables. It includes commands for CRUD operations, data types, constraints, and examples of SQL syntax. The guide is designed for users operating in a Linux environment and covers essential PostgreSQL functionalities.

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Postgres SQL Command sheet

BY CMD
Firstly, add the path of postgres sql in system environment.
Then use the command psql -U postgres.
IN LINUX ENVIRONMENT
apt install postgresql
must be run as sudo
sudo -iu postgres(as a postgres user)
psql (to inter in postgres).
Commands
\l or \list to check the pre-build data base.
\! cls to clear the screen.
create database (database name)db ; to create the new
database.
\list to verify the existence of database.
\q exit to postgres.
exit back to kali.
\c (database name)db; to change the database.
drop database (database name); to delete data base.
Decimal data type:
CRUD: e.g. create table Abdul(
id decimal (6,4),
Creating table:
name VARCHAR(255)
e.g
);
create table (database name)( Decimal represent data type, total number
id int , will be 6 digit long and after decimal there
name VARCHAR (input size), will be four numbers.
course VARCHAR (input size)
);
Constraints:
Primary key;
It uniquely identify each table it should be different through
\d (table name); to check the table specifications.
out the table, e.g. id or user name.
Inserting data in table:
Id primary key, or user name primary key,
insert into (table name) (attributes, e.g. ID, name,
Not null:
description)
e.g. create table students(
Values
id int,
(1, ‘Abdul’, ‘Software Engineer);
name VARCHAR not null,
Reading from table:
);
select * from (table name);
It’s means that in name column there should not be a null
it will show the full table, but if you wanna read only
value.
specific column then you can use the command;
Default value:
e.g. I wanna read only the name column from the desired
e.g. create table customer (
table,
id int primary,
select name (table name); or name VARCHAR(255) not null,
select id (table name); to read the id column from the acc_description not null default ‘saving’
table. );
Updating the table: It will be save ‘saving’ by default in the acc_description
update (table name) column if you leave blank.
set description = ‘Pentester’
where id=1;
By this in table the description for id 1 will change to
pentester.
Delete data from table:
delete from (table name)
where ID=1;
It will delete the id 1 data from the table.

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