Re: How can I know the disk space used by a table?

"Andrea Aime" <aaime(at)comune(dot)modena(dot)it> writes:
> is there any way to have an estimate of the disk space used by a table?

(1) VACUUM foo;

(2) SELECT relpages * 8 FROM pg_class WHERE relname = 'foo';

This gives you the actual file size in kilobytes. (The magic number 8
assumes you are using the default BLCKSZ of 8K, else adjust to match.)

You need the VACUUM step to be sure the relpages field is up to date;
it's not updated during normal operations.

regards, tom lane