sqldatabasepostgresqlpostgresql-9.1

How to find a table having a specific column in postgresql

I'm using PostgreSQL 9.1. I have the column name of a table. Is it possible to find the table(s) that has/have this column? If so, how?

Solution

  • you can query system catalogs:

    select c.relname
from pg_class as c
    inner join pg_attribute as a on a.attrelid = c.oid
where a.attname = <column name> and c.relkind = 'r'

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