\l

Code language: Shell Session (shell)

SELECT current_database();

-- Query to get all database in PostgreSQL and their oid (alternative to \l) 

SELECT oid, datname FROM pg_database;  

# List databases:

\l

SELECT datname FROM pg_database;

SELECT datname FROM pg_database;

List all databases:

\l

\list

# inside psql

\l

SELECT datname FROM pg_database;

Code language: SQL (Structured Query Language) (sql)

\l: for list all databases.