title: How to open an .sql file locally?
body: <p>I have an .sql file which is around 2 gb of size. I want to open the database locally on my laptop.</p>
  
  <p>To do so I guess I have to install both the SQL server and the SQL client application on my laptop.</p>
  
  <p>Can you please direct me to the appropriate installation packages and documentation on how to obtain this all (I will welcome any answer concerning Windows or Linux)?</p>
  
  <p>I am sure the answer is not, but still, can I open the .sql file with MS Access?</p>
  
  <p>Here are the first few lines of the .sql file</p>
  
  <pre><code>--
  -- PostgreSQL database dump
  --
  
  SET statement_timeout = 0;
  SET client_encoding = 'SQL_ASCII';
  SET standard_conforming_strings = off;
  SET check_function_bodies = false;
  SET client_min_messages = warning;
  SET escape_string_warning = off;
  
  SET search_path = public, pg_catalog;
  
  SET default_tablespace = '';
  
  SET default_with_oids = false;
  </code></pre>