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\list

List the databases in the server and show their names, owners, character set encodings, and access privileges. If pattern is specified, only databases whose names match the pattern are listed. If x is appended to the command name, the results are displayed in expanded mode. If + is appended to the command name, database sizes, default tablespaces, and descriptions are also displayed. Size information is available for databases on which the current user has CONNECT privilege, or if the current user is a superuser or has privileges of the pg_read_all_stats role.

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Client
psql 18.7
Case-sensitive spelling
\list
command
\list
manual path
app-psql.html#APP-PSQL-META-COMMAND-LIST
modifiers
map[command:\l modifiers:x+], map[command:\list modifiers:x+]
signature
\l[x+] or \list[x+] [ pattern ]
spellings
\l, \list

Definition PG 18

\l[x+] or \list[x+] [ pattern ]

List the databases in the server and show their names, owners, character set encodings, and access privileges. If pattern is specified, only databases whose names match the pattern are listed. If x is appended to the command name, the results are displayed in expanded mode. If + is appended to the command name, database sizes, default tablespaces, and descriptions are also displayed. Size information is available for databases on which the current user has CONNECT privilege, or if the current user is a superuser or has privileges of the pg_read_all_stats role.

Exact case-sensitive spellings

  • \l
  • \list

Spellings in this manual definition

CommandDocumented suffix modifiers
\lx+
\listx+

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