How to switch database using PostgreSQL

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A quick explanation of how to switch between databases inside the `psql` tool in PostgreSQL

Inside psql, you always have one active database, where you are “into”. By default it’s the one you connect to in the first place. When you run:

psql postgres

you’ll connect to the postgres database.

To switch database, use the \connect command, or \c:

Switch database in PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL will close the connection to the previous database you were connected to, and will connect to the new one you specified.

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