Ennio-Sr <nasr(dot)laili(at)tin(dot)it> writes:
> Reading from man psql I see that the \d used without a pattern argument
> is equivalent to \dtvs which will display all pga_* tables along with
> the 'pure' data tables.
> Is there a way to change this behaviour (apart than using a SELECT
> relname from pg_class WHERE relkind = ...).
The pga_ tables are not system tables as far as Postgres is concerned.
IIRC they are created by some old versions of pgAdmin (or was it another
tool?) If you move up to a more recent version you should be able to
get rid of them.
regards, tom lane