PostgreSQL CLI client

psql is a terminal-based front-end to PostgreSQL. It enables you to type in queries interactively, issue them to PostgreSQL, and see the query results. Alternatively, input can be from a file or from command line arguments. In addition, psql provides a number of meta-commands and various shell-like features to facilitate writing scripts and automating a wide variety of tasks.

This package provides the 64-bit Windows commands `psql`, `pg_dump`, `pg_dumpall`, and `pg_restore`, with their required runtime libraries. It does not install a PostgreSQL server or create a database service.

## Versioned packages

Each supported PostgreSQL major has its own client package, named `psql `. Install and upgrade `psql18` to stay on PostgreSQL 18:

```powershell

choco install psql18

choco upgrade psql18

choco uninstall psql18

```

## Virtual package

The `psql` package depends on the exact corresponding version of `psql `. Its newest release follows the newest supported stable PostgreSQL major; upgrading it can therefore install a new major version.

```powershell

choco install psql

choco upgrade psql

choco uninstall psql --force-dependencies

```

Uninstalling `psql` without `--force-dependencies` removes only the virtual package. A previous major package may remain installed after a major upgrade; uninstall it separately when it is no longer needed.

The client commands use Chocolatey's standard executable shims. If multiple major packages are installed, the command on `PATH` follows the shim most recently installed. Use the executable in the required package's `tools` directory to select a particular major explicitly.

**Please Note**: This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is

out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and