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Dropping all tables in a PostgreSQL database
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| # first, login with psql | |
| psql -U USERNAME -d databasename | |
| # set output for all queries | |
| \o FILENAME.sql | |
| # run this query | |
| select 'drop table ' || tablename || ' cascade;' from pg_tables; | |
| # logout from psql | |
| \q | |
| # run sql script from commandline | |
| psql -U USERNAME -d databasename -f FILENAME.sql |
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