Vol. I · A Postgres HandbookTwelve chapters · · 756 queries

The Query & the Schema

A reading-room reference for writing PostgreSQL by hand — selects to window functions, with the schema in plain view.

EasyBasic SELECT

Rename a column

SQL

ALTER TABLE employees 
RENAME COLUMN phone_number TO contact_number;

Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“Renames the column without changing its data type or existing data.