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The view pg_tables provides access to useful information about each table in the database.
Table 42-44. pg_tables Columns
| Name | Type | References | Description |
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| schemaname | name | pg_namespace.nspname | name of schema containing table |
| tablename | name | pg_class.relname | name of table |
| tableowner | name | pg_authid.rolname | name of table's owner |
| tablespace | name | pg_tablespace.spcname | name of tablespace containing table (NULL if default for database) |
| hasindexes | boolean | pg_class.relhasindex | true if table has (or recently had) any indexes |
| hasrules | boolean | pg_class.relhasrules | true if table has rules |
| hastriggers | boolean | pg_class.reltriggers | true if table has triggers |
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