Re: Where is the saved database?

On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 22:07, Setyo Nugroho wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am puzzeld how the file system works. Where are databases, tables,
> functions etc, created using psql, stored? In which format/ extension?

Depends on your setup. On Debian GNU/Linux it is under
/var/lib/postgres/data/base... for example.

> Can we view these files with a normal editor such as Kate?

No more than you can examine any other binary file with a normal editor
such as Kate - i.e. not _usefully_.

The manual describes the file format, and should be your first port of
call if you really want to understand it.

Cheers,
Andrew
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