Re: [GENERAL] System tables

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Fabian(dot)Frederick(at)prov-liege(dot)be, pgsql-general(at)hub(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] System tables
Date: 2000-01-17 16:19:28
Message-ID: 200001171619.LAA29434@candle.pha.pa.us
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> System tables are all tables starting with pg_. They store everything
> about your database installation, such as name of the actual databases,
> tables, attribute types, rules, indexes, what-have-you. Access statistics
> as in "How many times did table x get accessed since then" are not stored
> anywhere, at least not where you could make use of it.

psql \dS shows you the system tables.

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