Basics of PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL Cheatsheet

Login to db

psql --username=<username> --dbname=postgres

Database Commands

1. Create Databse
   

   CREATE DATABASE database_name;
   

2. Rename Database
   

   ALTER DATABASE database_name RENAME TO new_database_name;

1. Delete/Drop Database

   DROP DATABASE <database_name>

Shortcut commands

• \l -> list all databases
• \c <database_name> -> connect to database

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Table commands

• Create table
  

  CREATE TABLE table_name();
  
  CREATE TABLE table_name(column_name DATATYPE CONSTRAINTS);
  

• Add column
  

  ALTER TABLE table_name ADD COLUMN column_name DATATYPE;
  ALTER TABLE table_name ADD COLUMN column_name DATATYPE CONSTRAINTS;
  --eg : ALTER TABLE characters ADD COLUMN name VARCHAR(30)NOT NULL;
  

• Delete column
  

  ALTER TABLE table_name DROP COLUMN column_name;
  

• Rename column
  

  ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME COLUMN column_name TO new_name;
  

• Adding Constraint to columns
  

  --Primary key 
  --You should set a primary key on every table and there can ***only be one*** per table.
  ALTER TABLE table_name ADD PRIMARY KEY(column_name);
  ALTER TABLE table_name ADD PRIMARY KEY(column1, column2);   --composite primary key
  
  --Unique
  ALTER TABLE table_name ADD UNIQUE(column_name);
  
  --ALTER COLUMN FOR NOT NULL
  ALTER TABLE table_name ALTER COLUMN column_name SET NOT NULL;
  

• Drop constraint
  

  ALTER TABLE table_name DROP CONSTRAINT constraint_name;
  

• Insert in table
  

  INSERT INTO table_name(column_1, column_2) VALUES(value1, value2);
  --eg : INSERT INTO second_table(id,username) VALUES(1,'Samus');
  
  -- inserting multiiple rows at once
  INSERT INTO characters(name, homeland, favorite_color)
  VALUES('Mario', 'Mushroom Kingdom', 'Red'),
  ('Luigi', 'Mushroom Kingdom', 'Green'),
  ('Peach', 'Mushroom Kingdom', 'Pink');
  

• Select from table (View)
  

  SELECT columns FROM table_name;
  --eg : SELECT * FROM table_name;
  
  SELECT columns FROM table_name ORDER BY column_name;  --showing in a specific order
  

• Delete from table
  

  DELETE FROM table_name WHERE condition;
  

• Delete table
  

  DROP TABLE table_name;
  

• Delete all contents of table
  

  TRUNCATE table_name;
  

• Update table
  

  UPDATE table_name SET column_name=new_value WHERE condition;
  

• Foreign key
  

    -- creating a column and making it a foreign key
    ALTER TABLE table_name ADD COLUMN column_name DATATYPE REFERENCES referenced_table_name(referenced_column_name);

    -- making an existing column foreign key
    ALTER TABLE <table_name> ADD FOREIGN KEY(<column_name>) REFERENCES <referenced_table_name>(<referenced_column_name>);

• JOIN
  

  SELECT columns FROM table_1 FULL JOIN table_2 ON table_1.primary_key_column = table_2.foreign_key_column;
  
  --using junction table to join 3 tables
  SELECT columns FROM junction_table
      FULL JOIN table_1 ON junction_table.foreign_key_column = table_1.primary_key_column
      FULL JOIN table_2 ON junction_table.foreign_key_column = table_2.primary_key_column;
  

Shortcut commands

Commands	Description
\d	display tables
\d <table_name>	display information of table

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Notes

• Junction table

  • Many-to-many" relationships usually use a junction table to link two tables together, forming two "one-to-many" relationships.
  • Junction table uses primary keys from both tables as foreign key to create the relationship.

• Composite Primary Key

  • Primary key made from two or more columns.

    ALTER TABLE table_name ADD PRIMARY KEY(column1, column2);

Datatypes

• INT
• VARCHAR( )
• SERIAL -> INT and NOT NULL . Automatically increase value when new row is added.
• NUMERIC( , ) -> Decimal number.