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 specific columns: first_name, last_name, salary

SQL

SELECT first_name, last_name, salary
FROM employees;

Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“Always prefer selecting specific columns over SELECT * in production queries.