Re: which commands under PostgreSQL do the similar func provided by "show processlist" under mysql

ying_lu(at)cs(dot)concordia(dot)ca (Ying Lu) writes:
> Greetings,
>
> I have a question about how to see current processes running under
> postgreSQL.
>
> "show processlist" will display DB, command, time, State, etc under MySQL:
>
> | Id | User | Host | db | Command | Time |
> *State * | *Info*
> | 21 | admin | server1:40898 | test | *Query* | 104 |
> Copying to tmp table | INSERT INTO test (SELECT ... ...
>
>
> May I know which commands to display similar current running
> commands/states under PostgreSQL please?

The nearest rough equivalent would be the contents of the system table
pg_catalog.pg_stat_activity.

This will only contain actual query information if the database is
configured to collect statistics on queries, so it's possible for the
field current_query to be left blank...
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