Advanced psql
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Nikolay and Michael discuss some cool things you can do with psql, the official CLI that ships with Postgres. Here are some links to things they mentioned: psql docs https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-psql.html Our episode on psql vs GUIs https://postgres.fm/episodes/psql-vs-guispostgres_dba https://github.com/NikolayS/postgres_dbaOur episode on massive deletes https://postgres.fm/episodes/massive-deletesPostgres hacking session on \watch with limited number of loops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTV8XhWf3mo pspg https://github.com/okbob/pspg Our episode on Postgres gotchas https://postgres.fm/episodes/postgres-gotchascurrent_setting() and set_config() docs https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-SETpsql tips (site by Lætitia Avrot) https://psql-tips.org ~~~ What did you like or not like? What should we discuss next time? Let us know via a YouTube comment, on social media, or by commenting on our Google doc! ~~~ Postgres FM is produced by: Michael Christofides, founder of pgMustardNikolay Samokhvalov, founder of Postgres.ai With special thanks to: Jessie Draws for the elephant artwork 
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