How to find a table having a specific column in postgresql

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You can also do

 select table_name from information_schema.columns where column_name = 'your_column_name'

you can query system catalogs:

select c.relname
from pg_class as c
    inner join pg_attribute as a on a.attrelid = c.oid
where a.attname = <column name> and c.relkind = 'r'

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I've used the query of @Roman Pekar as a base and added schema name (relevant in my case)

select n.nspname as schema ,c.relname
    from pg_class as c
    inner join pg_attribute as a on a.attrelid = c.oid
    inner join pg_namespace as n on c.relnamespace = n.oid
where a.attname = 'id_number' and c.relkind = 'r'

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Simply:

$ psql mydatabase -c '\d *' | grep -B10 'mycolname'

Enlarge -B offset to get table name, if need

Wildcard Support Find the table schema and table name that contains the string you want to find.

select t.table_schema,
       t.table_name
from information_schema.tables t
inner join information_schema.columns c on c.table_name = t.table_name
                                and c.table_schema = t.table_schema
where c.column_name like '%STRING%'
      and t.table_schema not in ('information_schema', 'pg_catalog')
      and t.table_type = 'BASE TABLE'
order by t.table_schema;