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    General
    \copyright show PostgreSQL usage and distribution terms
    \g [FILE] or ; execute query (and send results to file or |pipe)
    \gset [PREFIX] execute query and store results in psql variables
    \h [NAME] help on syntax of SQL commands, * for all commands
    \q quit psql
    \watch [SEC] execute query every SEC seconds

    Query Buffer
    \e [FILE] [LINE] edit the query buffer (or file) with external editor
    \ef [FUNCNAME [LINE]] edit function definition with external editor
    \p show the contents of the query buffer
    \r reset (clear) the query buffer
    \s [FILE] display history or save it to file
    \w FILE write query buffer to file

    Input/Output
    \copy ... perform SQL COPY with data stream to the client host
    \echo [STRING] write string to standard output
    \i FILE execute commands from file
    \ir FILE as \i, but relative to location of current script
    \o [FILE] send all query results to file or |pipe
    \qecho [STRING] write string to query output stream (see \o)

    Informational
    (options: S = show system objects, + = additional detail)
    \d[S+] list tables, views, and sequences
    \d[S+] NAME describe table, view, sequence, or index
    \da[S] [PATTERN] list aggregates
    \db[+] [PATTERN] list tablespaces
    \dc[S+] [PATTERN] list conversions
    \dC[+] [PATTERN] list casts
    \dd[S] [PATTERN] show object descriptions not displayed elsewhere
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    General
    \copyright show PostgreSQL usage and distribution terms
    \g [FILE] or ; execute query (and send results to file or |pipe)
    \gset [PREFIX] execute query and store results in psql variables
    \h [NAME] help on syntax of SQL commands, * for all commands
    \q quit psql
    \watch [SEC] execute query every SEC seconds

    Query Buffer
    \e [FILE] [LINE] edit the query buffer (or file) with external editor
    \ef [FUNCNAME [LINE]] edit function definition with external editor
    \p show the contents of the query buffer
    \r reset (clear) the query buffer
    \s [FILE] display history or save it to file
    \w FILE write query buffer to file

    Input/Output
    \copy ... perform SQL COPY with data stream to the client host
    \echo [STRING] write string to standard output
    \i FILE execute commands from file
    \ir FILE as \i, but relative to location of current script
    \o [FILE] send all query results to file or |pipe
    \qecho [STRING] write string to query output stream (see \o)

    Informational
    (options: S = show system objects, + = additional detail)
    \d[S+] list tables, views, and sequences
    \d[S+] NAME describe table, view, sequence, or index
    \da[S] [PATTERN] list aggregates
    \db[+] [PATTERN] list tablespaces
    \dc[S+] [PATTERN] list conversions
    \dC[+] [PATTERN] list casts
    \dd[S] [PATTERN] show object descriptions not displayed elsewhere
    \ddp [PATTERN] list default privileges
    \dD[S+] [PATTERN] list domains
    \det[+] [PATTERN] list foreign tables
    \des[+] [PATTERN] list foreign servers
    \deu[+] [PATTERN] list user mappings
    \dew[+] [PATTERN] list foreign-data wrappers
    \df[antw][S+] [PATRN] list [only agg/normal/trigger/window] functions
    \dF[+] [PATTERN] list text search configurations
    \dFd[+] [PATTERN] list text search dictionaries
    \dFp[+] [PATTERN] list text search parsers
    \dFt[+] [PATTERN] list text search templates
    \dg[+] [PATTERN] list roles
    \di[S+] [PATTERN] list indexes
    \dl list large objects, same as \lo_list
    \dL[S+] [PATTERN] list procedural languages
    \dm[S+] [PATTERN] list materialized views
    \dn[S+] [PATTERN] list schemas
    \do[S] [PATTERN] list operators
    \dO[S+] [PATTERN] list collations
    \dp [PATTERN] list table, view, and sequence access privileges
    \drds [PATRN1 [PATRN2]] list per-database role settings
    \ds[S+] [PATTERN] list sequences
    \dt[S+] [PATTERN] list tables
    \dT[S+] [PATTERN] list data types
    \du[+] [PATTERN] list roles
    \dv[S+] [PATTERN] list views
    \dE[S+] [PATTERN] list foreign tables
    \dx[+] [PATTERN] list extensions
    \dy [PATTERN] list event triggers
    \l[+] [PATTERN] list databases
    \sf[+] FUNCNAME show a function's definition
    \z [PATTERN] same as \dp

    Formatting
    \a toggle between unaligned and aligned output mode
    \C [STRING] set table title, or unset if none
    \f [STRING] show or set field separator for unaligned query output
    \H toggle HTML output mode (currently off)
    \pset NAME [VALUE] set table output option
    (NAME := {format|border|expanded|fieldsep|fieldsep_zero|footer|null|
    numericlocale|recordsep|recordsep_zero|tuples_only|title|tableattr|pager})
    \t [on|off] show only rows (currently off)
    \T [STRING] set HTML <table> tag attributes, or unset if none
    \x [on|off|auto] toggle expanded output (currently off)

    Connection
    \c[onnect] [DBNAME|- USER|- HOST|- PORT|-]
    connect to new database (currently "drinkboard_dev")
    \encoding [ENCODING] show or set client encoding
    \password [USERNAME] securely change the password for a user
    \conninfo display information about current connection

    Operating System
    \cd [DIR] change the current working directory
    \setenv NAME [VALUE] set or unset environment variable
    \timing [on|off] toggle timing of commands (currently off)
    \! [COMMAND] execute command in shell or start interactive shell

    Variables
    \prompt [TEXT] NAME prompt user to set internal variable
    \set [NAME [VALUE]] set internal variable, or list all if no parameters
    \unset NAME unset (delete) internal variable

    Large Objects
    \lo_export LOBOID FILE
    \lo_import FILE [COMMENT]
    \lo_list
    \lo_unlink LOBOID large object operations