Thanks Oliver.
installing 'less' fixed it up.
> 'less' is a pager program, like 'more' but with more capabilities. Just
> tell psql to use a different pager:
>
> $ PAGER=more psql ...
>
> or install 'less'.
>
>
> According to the psql man page, 'more' is used by default, but this no
> longer seems to be the case.