On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 7:25 PM Ali Koca <kinetixcico...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm seeing \dt used for "show tables", \l used for "show databases". Why
> not standart SQL syntax words? Why specified PostgreSQL commands?
> I can't figure out that.
>

As others pointed out, "show databases" and "show tables" are not from any
standard.

Since you seem to come from MySQL, here is a list terms translated to
PostgreSQL:

https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/MySQL_PostgreSQL_terminology


Regards,

-- 
Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum
German PostgreSQL User Group
European PostgreSQL User Group - Board of Directors
Volunteer Regional Contact, Germany - PostgreSQL Project

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