snippet CREATE TABLE abbr CREATE TABLE { ... } options head CREATE TABLE ${1:cities} ( ${0:name varchar(80), country_name text} ); DROP TABLE $1; snippet INSERT abbr INSERT INTO ... VALUES ( ... ) options head INSERT INTO ${1:cities} VALUES (${0:'Vancouver', 'Canada'}); snippet SELECT abbr SELECT * from ... options head SELECT ${1:*} FROM ${2:cities} ${0:WHERE name = 'Vancouver'};