How to show tables in PostgreSQL?

Question

What's the equivalent to show tables (from MySQL) in PostgreSQL?

Answer 1

From the psql command line interface,

First, choose your database

\c database_name

Then, this shows all tables in the current schema:

\dt

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Programmatically (or from the psql interface too, of course):

SELECT * FROM pg_catalog.pg_tables;

The system tables live in the pg_catalog database.