Re: dumb question: how to get a list of databases?

Jack Flak <jack@jackflak.net> wrote in message news:<9MEG9.2902$PK6.160071979@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>...
> Greetings group,
>
> How do I get a list of current, existing databases (catalogs) for my
> current installation?
>
> Also: how do I find out my current version in linux?  I ran this:
>
>    /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql --version
>
> and I got this:
>
>    psql (PostgreSQL) 7.1
>
> So it looks like I'm currently running 7.1.  Is this the only way to
> find out?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>
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you can use a simple sql to find it out.

try: select datname from pg_database ;