creating tables from a disk file

I have created the database schema as a text file. It contains all the
CREATE TABLE comands with the fields and their constraints. But, I cannot
find a command that will have postgres accept this file and create the
tables for me.

The COPY (\copy) commands are only for data and so is INSERT. CREATE TABLE
does not appear to have an option by which a disk file can be specified.

Is there a way of having the postmaster read the specifications and create
the tables, or do I re-enter them all from within psql?

TIA,

Rich

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