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SELECT table_name, table_rows FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'your_database' order by table_rows;
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Geordi 1.0 features a command line application geordi, that holds most of Geordi's previous commands. New features
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A CLI for working with Postgres databases. Ships with auto-completion and syntax highlighting.
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