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❓ How to create a database from the console?

Download Postgresql (Ubuntu):

sudo apt install -y postgresql-common
sudo /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg/apt.postgresql.org.sh

Enter postgres:

sudo -u postgres psql

Create a Database:

 CREATE DATABASE database_name;

Show the list of databases:

\l

Create a table:

CREATE TABLE table_name (attribute_name1 data_type1, attribute_name2 data_type2, ...);

select the database:

\c database_name

Create the table:

CREATE TABLE table_name (attribute_name1 data_type1, attribute_name2 data_type2, ...);

Show tables in the database:

\dt

Show table structure:

\d table_name

Insert data in the table:

INSERT INTO table_name (attribute_name1, attribute_name2, ...) VALUES (value1, value2, ...);. 

Show the table:

SELECT * FROM table_name;

Show the data from a specific attribute from the table:

SELECT attribute_name2 FROM table_name;