From bebe5acaf98873e5210c4d806c4254d0afa89dc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 04:45:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add how to get database/user listing information.

---
 doc/FAQ              | 12 +++++++-----
 doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 14 ++++++++------
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index 1545986e69..791cfbd9d3 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
                 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Wed Apr 17 22:48:04 EDT 2002
+   Last updated: Thu Apr 18 00:44:51 EDT 2002
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
    
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
    4.5) What is the maximum size for a row, a table, and a database?
    4.6) How much database disk space is required to store data from a
    typical text file?
-   4.7) How do I find out what tables or indexes are defined in the
-   database?
+   4.7) How do I find out what tables, indexes, databases, and users are
+   defined?
    4.8) My queries are slow or don't make use of the indexes. Why?
    4.9) How do I see how the query optimizer is evaluating my query?
    4.10) What is an R-tree index?
@@ -697,10 +697,12 @@
    Indexes do not require as much overhead, but do contain the data that
    is being indexed, so they can be large also.
    
-    4.7) How do I find out what tables or indexes are defined in the database?
+    4.7) How do I find out what tables, indexes, databases, and users are
+    defined?
     
    psql has a variety of backslash commands to show such information. Use
-   \? to see them.
+   \? to see them. There are also system tables beginning with pg_ that
+   describe these too. Also, psql -l will list all databases.
    
    Also try the file pgsql/src/tutorial/syscat.source. It illustrates
    many of the SELECTs needed to get information from the database system
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 3e37b28b2f..8f0dbb11bb 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   alink="#0000ff">
     <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
 
-    <P>Last updated: Wed Apr 17 22:48:04 EDT 2002</P>
+    <P>Last updated: Thu Apr 18 00:44:51 EDT 2002</P>
 
     <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
     "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
     table, and a database?<BR>
      <A href="#4.6">4.6</A>) How much database disk space is required
     to store data from a typical text file?<BR>
-     <A href="#4.7">4.7</A>) How do I find out what tables or indexes
-    are defined in the database?<BR>
+     <A href="#4.7">4.7</A>) How do I find out what tables, indexes,
+    databases, and users are defined?<BR>
      <A href="#4.8">4.8</A>) My queries are slow or don't make use of
     the indexes. Why?<BR>
      <A href="#4.9">4.9</A>) How do I see how the query optimizer is
@@ -893,11 +893,13 @@
     <P>Indexes do not require as much overhead, but do contain the data
     that is being indexed, so they can be large also.</P>
 
-    <H4><A name="4.7">4.7</A>) How do I find out what tables or indexes
-    are defined in the database?</H4>
+    <H4><A name="4.7">4.7</A>) How do I find out what tables, indexes,
+    databases, and users are defined?</H4>
 
     <P><I>psql</I> has a variety of backslash commands to show such
-    information. Use \? to see them.</P>
+    information. Use \? to see them.  There are also system tables
+    beginning with <i>pg_</i> that describe these too.  Also, <i>psql
+    -l</i> will list all databases.</P>
 
     <P>Also try the file <I>pgsql/src/tutorial/syscat.source</I>. It
     illustrates many of the <SMALL>SELECT</SMALL>s needed to get