How to switch database using PostgreSQL

A quick explanation of how to switch between databases inside the `psql` tool in PostgreSQL

Inside psql, you always have one active database, where you are “into”. By default it’s the one you connect to in the first place. When you run:

psql postgres

you’ll connect to the postgres database.

To switch database, use the \connect command, or \c:

Switch database in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL will close the connection to the previous database you were connected to, and will connect to the new one you specified.

Written on Jan 2, 2020

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