PostgreSQL Cheatsheet: En utvecklares snabbreferens
Snabbreferens till PostgreSQL
Sidinnehåll
En snabbreferens för daglig PostgreSQL-arbete: anslutningar, SQL-syntax, psql-meta-kommandon, prestanda, JSON, fönsterfunktioner och mer.
En kortfattad SQL-cheatsheet som täcker de mest grundläggande kommandona och operationerna finns också tillgänglig.

Anslutning & Grundläggande
# Anslut
psql -h HOST -p 5432 -U USER -d DB
psql $DATABASE_URL
# Inne i psql
\conninfo -- visa anslutningsinformation
\l[+] -- lista databaser
\c DB -- anslut till DB
\dt[+] [schema.]pat -- lista tabeller
\dv[+] -- lista vyer
\ds[+] -- lista sekvenser
\df[+] [pat] -- lista funktioner
\d[S+] name -- beskriv tabell/vy/sekvens
\dn[+] -- lista scheman
\du[+] -- lista roller
\timing -- aktivera/avaktivera frågetid
\x -- utökad visning
\e -- redigera buffert i $EDITOR
\i file.sql -- kör fil
\copy ... -- klientsidig COPY
\! shell_cmd -- kör shell-kommando
Datatyper (vanliga)
- Numeriska:
smallint,integer,bigint,decimal(p,s),numeric,real,double precision,serial,bigserial - Text:
text,varchar(n),char(n) - Booleska:
boolean - Temporala:
timestamp [with/without time zone],date,time,interval - UUID:
uuid - JSON:
json,jsonb(rekommenderas) - Array:
type[]t.ex.text[] - Nätverk:
inet,cidr,macaddr - Geometriska:
point,line,polygonetc.
Kontrollera PostgreSQL-version
SELECT version();
PostgreSQL Server-version:
pg_config --version
PostgreSQL Klient-version:
psql --version
DDL (Skapa / Ändra)
-- Skapa schema & tabell
CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS app;
CREATE TABLE app.users (
id bigserial PRIMARY KEY,
email text NOT NULL UNIQUE,
name text,
active boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT true,
created_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
profile jsonb,
tags text[]
);
-- Ändra
ALTER TABLE app.users ADD COLUMN last_login timestamptz;
ALTER TABLE app.users ALTER COLUMN name SET NOT NULL;
ALTER TABLE app.users DROP COLUMN tags;
-- Begränsningar
ALTER TABLE app.users ADD CONSTRAINT email_lower_uk UNIQUE (lower(email));
-- Index
CREATE INDEX ON app.users (email);
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX CONCURRENTLY users_email_uidx ON app.users (lower(email));
CREATE INDEX users_profile_gin ON app.users USING gin (profile);
CREATE INDEX users_created_at_idx ON app.users (created_at DESC);
DML (Infoga / Uppdatera / Upsert / Radera)
INSERT INTO app.users (email, name) VALUES
('a@x.com','A'), ('b@x.com','B')
RETURNING id;
-- Upsert (ON CONFLICT)
INSERT INTO app.users (email, name)
VALUES ('a@x.com','Alice')
ON CONFLICT (email)
DO UPDATE SET name = EXCLUDED.name, updated_at = now();
UPDATE app.users SET active = false WHERE last_login < now() - interval '1 year';
DELETE FROM app.users WHERE active = false AND last_login IS NULL;
Grundläggande Frågor
SELECT * FROM app.users ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 20 OFFSET 40; -- sidor
-- Filtrering
SELECT * FROM app.users WHERE email ILIKE '%@example.%' AND active;
-- Aggregat & GROUP BY
SELECT active, count(*) AS n
FROM app.users
GROUP BY active
HAVING count(*) > 10;
-- Joins
SELECT o.id, u.email, o.total
FROM app.orders o
JOIN app.users u ON u.id = o.user_id
LEFT JOIN app.discounts d ON d.id = o.discount_id;
-- DISTINCT ON (Postgres-specifikt)
SELECT DISTINCT ON (user_id) user_id, status, created_at
FROM app.events
ORDER BY user_id, created_at DESC;
-- CTEs
WITH recent AS (
SELECT * FROM app.orders WHERE created_at > now() - interval '30 days'
)
SELECT count(*) FROM recent;
-- Rekursiv CTE
WITH RECURSIVE t(n) AS (
SELECT 1
UNION ALL
SELECT n+1 FROM t WHERE n < 10
)
SELECT sum(n) FROM t;
Fönsterfunktioner
SELECT
user_id,
created_at,
sum(total) OVER (PARTITION BY user_id ORDER BY created_at) AS running_total,
row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY user_id ORDER BY created_at) AS rn,
lag(total, 1) OVER (PARTITION BY user_id ORDER BY created_at) AS prev_total
FROM app.orders;
JSON / JSONB
-- Extrahering
SELECT profile->>'company' AS company FROM app.users;
SELECT profile->'address'->>'city' FROM app.users;
-- Index för jsonb-frågor
CREATE INDEX users_profile_company_gin ON app.users USING gin ((profile->>'company'));
-- Existerar / innehåller
SELECT * FROM app.users WHERE profile ? 'company'; -- nyckel existerar
SELECT * FROM app.users WHERE profile @> '{"role":"admin"}'; -- innehåller
-- Uppdatera jsonb
UPDATE app.users
SET profile = jsonb_set(COALESCE(profile,'{}'::jsonb), '{prefs,theme}', '"dark"', true);
Arrayer
-- medlemskap & innehåll
SELECT * FROM app.users WHERE 'vip' = ANY(tags);
SELECT * FROM app.users WHERE tags @> ARRAY['beta'];
-- lägg till
UPDATE app.users SET tags = array_distinct(tags || ARRAY['vip']);
Tid & Datum
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Australia/Melbourne';
SELECT date_trunc('day', created_at) AS d, count(*)
FROM app.users GROUP BY d ORDER BY d;
-- Intervall
SELECT now() - interval '7 days';
Transaktioner & Lås
BEGIN;
UPDATE app.accounts SET balance = balance - 100 WHERE id = 1;
UPDATE app.accounts SET balance = balance + 100 WHERE id = 2;
COMMIT; -- eller ROLLBACK
-- Isoleringsnivå
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ;
-- Kontrollera lås
SELECT * FROM pg_locks l JOIN pg_stat_activity a USING (pid);
Roller & Behörigheter
-- Skapa roll/användare
CREATE ROLE app_user LOGIN PASSWORD 'secret';
GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA app TO app_user;
GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA app TO app_user;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA app GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON TABLES TO app_user;
Import / Export
-- Serversida (kräver superanvändare eller rättigheter)
COPY app.users TO '/tmp/users.csv' CSV HEADER;
COPY app.users(email,name) FROM '/tmp/users.csv' CSV HEADER;
-- Klientsida (psql)
\copy app.users TO 'users.csv' CSV HEADER
\copy app.users(email,name) FROM 'users.csv' CSV HEADER
Prestanda & Observabilitet
EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS, VERBOSE) SELECT ...; -- faktisk körningstid
-- Statistikvyer
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_user_tables;
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_statements ORDER BY total_time DESC LIMIT 20; -- behöver tillägg
-- Underhåll
VACUUM [FULL] [VERBOSE] table_name;
ANALYZE table_name;
REINDEX TABLE table_name;
Aktivera tillägg efter behov:
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_stat_statements;
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS btree_gin;
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm; -- trigram-sökning
Fulltextsökning (snabb)
ALTER TABLE app.docs ADD COLUMN tsv tsvector;
UPDATE app.docs SET tsv = to_tsvector('english', coalesce(title,'') || ' ' || coalesce(body,''));
CREATE INDEX docs_tsv_idx ON app.docs USING gin(tsv);
SELECT id FROM app.docs WHERE tsv @@ plainto_tsquery('english', 'quick brown fox');
Användbara psql-inställningar
\pset pager off -- inaktivera bläddrare
\pset null '∅'
\pset format aligned -- andra: unaligned, csv
\set ON_ERROR_STOP on
\timing on
Användbara katalogfrågor
-- Tabellstorlek
SELECT relname, pg_size_pretty(pg_total_relation_size(relid)) AS size
FROM pg_catalog.pg_statio_user_tables ORDER BY pg_total_relation_size(relid) DESC;
-- Index-svullnad (approximativt)
SELECT schemaname, relname, indexrelname, idx_scan
FROM pg_stat_user_indexes ORDER BY idx_scan ASC NULLS FIRST LIMIT 20;
Backup / Återställning
# Logisk dump
pg_dump -h HOST -U USER -d DB -F c -f db.dump # anpassat format
pg_restore -h HOST -U USER -d NEW_DB -j 4 db.dump
# Ren SQL
pg_dump -h HOST -U USER -d DB > dump.sql
psql -h HOST -U USER -d DB -f dump.sql
Replikering (högnivå)
- WAL-filer strömmar från primär → reserv
- Nyckelinställningar:
wal_level,max_wal_senders,hot_standby,primary_conninfo - Verktyg:
pg_basebackup,standby.signal(PG ≥12)
Fällor & Tips
- Använd alltid
jsonb, intejson, för indexering och operatörer. - Föredra
timestamptz(tidzon-medveten). DISTINCT ONär Postgres-guld för “top-N per grupp”.- Använd
GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITYistället förserial. - Undvik
SELECT *i produktionsfrågor. - Skapa index för selektiva filter och join-nycklar.
- Mät med
EXPLAIN (ANALYZE)innan optimering.
Versionsspecifika finesser (≥v12+)
-- Genererad identitet
CREATE TABLE t (id bigINT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY, ...);
-- UPSERT med delindex
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX ON t (key) WHERE is_active;