postgresqlHow can I limit the results returned by a PostgreSQL query?

Limiting the results returned by a PostgreSQL query can be done with the LIMIT clause. This clause is used to restrict the number of rows returned in a query result. For example:

SELECT * FROM table_name
LIMIT 5;

This query will return only the first 5 rows from the table.

The LIMIT clause can also be used in combination with the OFFSET clause to skip a number of rows before starting to return the results. For example:

SELECT * FROM table_name
LIMIT 5
OFFSET 10;

This query will return the rows 11 through 15 from the table.

The parts of the code used in the examples are:

• SELECT - specifies the columns to be returned by the query
• FROM - specifies the table from which the data is to be retrieved
• LIMIT - specifies the maximum number of rows to be returned
• OFFSET - specifies the number of rows to be skipped before returning the results

For more information, please see the PostgreSQL documentation.

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