Print Out Postgresql Table Sizes
Posted on April 29, 2025
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postgresql
SELECT
schemaname || '.' || tablename AS table_full_name,
pg_size_pretty(pg_total_relation_size(quote_ident(schemaname) || '.' || quote_ident(tablename))) AS total_size
FROM pg_tables
WHERE schemaname NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema')
ORDER BY pg_total_relation_size(quote_ident(schemaname) || '.' || quote_ident(tablename)) DESC;
Count mysql table rows (approximate)
SELECT
TABLE_SCHEMA,
TABLE_NAME,
TABLE_ROWS
FROM
information_schema.TABLES
WHERE
TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
AND TABLE_SCHEMA NOT IN ('mysql', 'information_schema', 'performance_schema', 'sys')
ORDER BY
TABLE_ROWS DESC;
show mysql table size
SELECT
TABLE_SCHEMA,
TABLE_NAME,
ROUND((DATA_LENGTH + INDEX_LENGTH) / 1024 / 1024, 2) AS size_mb
FROM
information_schema.TABLES
WHERE
TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
AND TABLE_SCHEMA NOT IN ('mysql', 'performance_schema', 'information_schema', 'sys')
ORDER BY
size_mb DESC;
show all unique values in a column
SELECT DISTINCT your_column
FROM your_table;
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Andreas Wagner
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