Add Send A Command To psql as a postgres til.

2026-01-03 07:08:01 +00:00 · 2015-07-07 19:44:35 -05:00
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+# Send A Command To psql
+
+You can send a command to `psql` to be executed by using the `-c` flag
+
+```bash
+$ psql -c "select 'Hello, World!';"
+   ?column?
+---------------
+ Hello, World!
+(1 row)
+```
+
+Specify a particular database as needed
+
+```bash
+$ psql blog_prod -c 'select count(*) from posts;'
+ count 
+-------
+     8 
+(1 row)
+```
+
+h/t Jack Christensen