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

Select all columns from employees table

SQL

SELECT * FROM employees;

Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“The asterisk (*) selects all columns. In production, always specify column names for performance.