Re: Arrow keys do not work while using psql

On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 06:25 -0700, Angelica Garcia wrote:
> Hello *.
>
> I have a small problem: While using psql the arrow keys neither give command
> history nor move the cursor. They instead show characters like: ^[[A.
>
> I am working in a SuSe Linux 9.1 PC and the arrow keys work just fine in
> Linux.
>
> Any hint will be appreciated.

Your particular version of PostgreSQL has apparently not been built with
readline support. This is a compile-time option.

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