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Specifies the name of the [[PostgreSQL_Concepts#Database|database]] to connect to.
Specifies the name of the [[PostgreSQL_Concepts#Database|database]] to connect to.
==-p==
Specifies the port.


=Examples=
=Examples=
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  psql -U <''username''> <''dbname''>
  psql -U <''username''> <''dbname''>
==Connect to a PostgreSQL Instance Running in a Kubernetes Pod that Has Been Exposed as a NodePort Service==
psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U postgres

Revision as of 23:14, 13 August 2019

Internal

Connect

Connect to a database.

Options

-h|--host=

-U|--username=

-d|--dbname=

Specifies the name of the database to connect to.

-p

Specifies the port.

Examples

Connect Locally to the Default Database

psql postgres

This should work without any additional configuration.

Connect to a Remote Database

psql -h <host-name> -U <username> -d <database-name>
psql -h dev01.example.us-west-2.rds.amazonaws.com -U root -d dev01

If the database name is not specified, will connect to ...

Connect to the Default Database

psql -h localhost -U admin

Connect as a Specific User to a Database

psql -U <username> <dbname>

Connect to a PostgreSQL Instance Running in a Kubernetes Pod that Has Been Exposed as a NodePort Service

psql -h localhost -p 5432 -U postgres