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The view pg_indexes provides access to useful information about each index in the database.
Table 50-65. pg_indexes Columns
| Name | Type | References | Description | 
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| schemaname | name | pg_namespace.nspname | Name of schema containing table and index | 
| tablename | name | pg_class.relname | Name of table the index is for | 
| indexname | name | pg_class.relname | Name of index | 
| tablespace | name | pg_tablespace.spcname | Name of tablespace containing index (null if default for database) | 
| indexdef | text | Index definition (a reconstructed CREATE INDEX command) |