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.

IntermediateBasic SELECT

Rename an entire table

SQL

ALTER TABLE employees 
RENAME TO staff_members;

Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“Renames the table. Any views or functions referencing this table might need updating depending on how they were created.