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/usr/bin/oid2name

Extension modules distributed with PostgreSQL

From postgresql-12-contrib 12.18-r4 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running oid2name --help (exit 0). permalink

oid2name helps examining the file structure used by PostgreSQL.

Usage:
  oid2name [OPTION]...

Options:
  -f, --filenode=FILENODE    show info for table with given file node
  -i, --indexes              show indexes and sequences too
  -o, --oid=OID              show info for table with given OID
  -q, --quiet                quiet (don't show headers)
  -s, --tablespaces          show all tablespaces
  -S, --system-objects       show system objects too
  -t, --table=TABLE          show info for named table
  -V, --version              output version information, then exit
  -x, --extended             extended (show additional columns)
  -?, --help                 show this help, then exit

Connection options:
  -d, --dbname=DBNAME        database to connect to
  -h, --host=HOSTNAME        database server host or socket directory
  -H                         same as -h, deprecated option
  -p, --port=PORT            database server port number
  -U, --username=USERNAME    connect as specified database user

The default action is to show all database OIDs.

Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org>.
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
-f, --filenode FILENODEshow info for table with given file nodehelp
-i, --indexesshow indexes and sequences toohelp
-o, --oid OIDshow info for table with given OIDhelp
-q, --quietquiet (don't show headers)help
-s, --tablespacesshow all tablespaceshelp
-S, --system-objectsshow system objects toohelp
-t, --table TABLEshow info for named tablehelp
-V, --versionoutput version information, then exithelp
-x, --extendedextended (show additional columns)help
-?, --helpshow this help, then exithelp
-d, --dbname DBNAMEdatabase to connect tohelp
-h, --host HOSTNAMEdatabase server host or socket directoryhelp
-Hsame as -h, deprecated optionhelp
-p, --port PORTdatabase server port numberhelp
-U, --username USERNAMEconnect as specified database userhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.