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>Chapter 33. The Information Schema</H1
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>33.1. <A
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>The Schema</A
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>33.2. <A
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>Data Types</A
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>33.3. <A
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><TT
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>information_schema_catalog_name</TT
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>33.4. <A
HREF="infoschema-administrable-role-authorizations.html"
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>administrable_role_authorizations</TT
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>33.5. <A
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>applicable_roles</TT
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>33.6. <A
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><TT
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>attributes</TT
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>33.7. <A
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>check_constraint_routine_usage</TT
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>33.8. <A
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><TT
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>check_constraints</TT
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>33.9. <A
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><TT
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>column_domain_usage</TT
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>33.10. <A
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><TT
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>column_privileges</TT
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>33.11. <A
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>column_udt_usage</TT
></A
></DT
><DT
>33.12. <A
HREF="infoschema-columns.html"
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>columns</TT
></A
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>33.13. <A
HREF="infoschema-constraint-column-usage.html"
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>constraint_column_usage</TT
></A
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>33.14. <A
HREF="infoschema-constraint-table-usage.html"
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>constraint_table_usage</TT
></A
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>33.15. <A
HREF="infoschema-data-type-privileges.html"
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>data_type_privileges</TT
></A
></DT
><DT
>33.16. <A
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>domain_constraints</TT
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>33.17. <A
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><TT
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>domain_udt_usage</TT
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>33.18. <A
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><TT
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>domains</TT
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>33.19. <A
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><TT
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>element_types</TT
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>33.20. <A
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>enabled_roles</TT
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>33.21. <A
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><TT
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>key_column_usage</TT
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>33.22. <A
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><TT
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>parameters</TT
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>33.23. <A
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><TT
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>referential_constraints</TT
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>33.24. <A
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><TT
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>role_column_grants</TT
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>33.25. <A
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><TT
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>role_routine_grants</TT
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>33.26. <A
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><TT
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>role_table_grants</TT
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>33.27. <A
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>role_usage_grants</TT
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>33.28. <A
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><TT
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>routine_privileges</TT
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>33.29. <A
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><TT
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>routines</TT
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>33.30. <A
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><TT
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>schemata</TT
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>33.31. <A
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><TT
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>sequences</TT
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>33.32. <A
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><TT
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>sql_features</TT
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>33.33. <A
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><TT
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>sql_implementation_info</TT
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>33.34. <A
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><TT
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>sql_languages</TT
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>33.35. <A
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><TT
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>sql_packages</TT
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>33.36. <A
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><TT
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>sql_parts</TT
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>33.37. <A
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>sql_sizing</TT
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>33.38. <A
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><TT
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>sql_sizing_profiles</TT
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>33.39. <A
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><TT
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>table_constraints</TT
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>33.40. <A
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><TT
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>table_privileges</TT
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>33.41. <A
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><TT
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>tables</TT
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>33.42. <A
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><TT
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>triggers</TT
></A
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><DT
>33.43. <A
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><TT
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>usage_privileges</TT
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>33.44. <A
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><TT
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>view_column_usage</TT
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>33.45. <A
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><TT
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>view_routine_usage</TT
></A
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>33.46. <A
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><TT
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>view_table_usage</TT
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>33.47. <A
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><TT
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>views</TT
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>  The information schema consists of a set of views that contain
  information about the objects defined in the current database.  The
  information schema is defined in the SQL standard and can therefore
  be expected to be portable and remain stable &mdash; unlike the system
  catalogs, which are specific to
  <SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>PostgreSQL</SPAN
> and are modelled after
  implementation concerns.  The information schema views do not,
  however, contain information about
  <SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>PostgreSQL</SPAN
>-specific features; to inquire
  about those you need to query the system catalogs or other
  <SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>PostgreSQL</SPAN
>-specific views.
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