Re: [HACKERS] Re: your mail

From: Andrew Martin <martin(at)biochemistry(dot)ucl(dot)ac(dot)uk>
To: hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: your mail
Date: 1998-03-09 10:57:54
Message-ID: 199803091057.KAA21676@bsmir06.biochem.ucl.ac.uk
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> > By the way, I have a sugestion I'd like to do about psql:
> >
> > It would be a good idea, IMHO, that if psql is called alone (without
> > database nor any parameter), instead of try to connect to database 'user'
> > starts interactively without connection. Then, simple calling "\c dbname"
> > would connect the user to the desired database. What you think?
> > Cheers,
>
> This seems like a good idea. Any comments?
>
What about having an environment variable to check and if this isn't set either,
start without connecting.

i.e. Priority 1 is the command line
Priority 2 the envvar
Default, start without connection

Andrew

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