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6 postgresql_autodoc - creates postgresql tables overview
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9 postgresql_autodoc [options]
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12 This is a utility which will run through PostgreSQL system tables and
13 returns HTML, DOT, and 2 styles of XML which describes the database.
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15 The HTML is human readable (via webbrowser). The first style of XML is
16 actually the fileformat of Dia, a UML diagram tool. The second type of
17 XML is similar to the HTML but in the Docbook 4 format. It enables yous
18 to mix in other docbook documentation via the XREFs, generating PDFs,
19 HTML, RTF, or other formatted documents. Between these tools and
20 JavaDoc with the appropriate XREFs, documentation about a project can
21 be generated quickly and be easily updatable yet have a very profes‐
22 sional look with some DSSSL work.
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25 -d <dbname>
26 Specify database name to connect to (default: current user)
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29 Specify output file prefix (default: current user)
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32 Specify database server host (default: localhost)
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35 Specify database server port (default: 5432)
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38 Specify database username (default: current user)
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46 Path to the templates (default: /usr/local/share/post‐
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50 Type of output wanted (default: All in template library)
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53 Specify a specific schema to match. Technically this is a regu‐
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58 Show only tables/objects with names matching the specified regu‐
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62 Tables to export. Multiple tables may be provided using a comma-
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73 Rod Taylor <autodoc@rbt.ca>
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77 19 July 2009 POSTGRESQL_AUTODOC(1)