I am learning to use psql
to work with a postgres database on linux.
I can connect using a long connection string, for example by running:
psql postgresql://myusername:mypassword@localhost:5433/dbname
However, I would like to save the details of my connection string somewhere, to simplify the command to connect to the database.
I've added the parameters to ~/.pgpass
, and I've also changed the environment variables PGDATABSE
, PGHOST
, PGPORT
, and PGUSER
. However, I'm not sure how to tell psql
to source connection information from either ~/.pgpass
or the environment variables. When I just type psql
I get an error, and I can tell from the details of the error that it is trying to connect using default parameters, like port 5432 instead of my specific port.
So how to I tell psql
to use the parameters in ~/.pgpass
or the environment variables? Or more broadly, how can I save my connection information to simplify the command to connect in the future?
Best Answer
Thanks to the comment from @a_horse_with_no_name:
Enter the details in
~/.pg_service.conf
, for example:Then set a
PGSERVICE
environment variable specifying which connection to useThen simply entering
psql
should make the connection.