> [spelling mistake in Subject corrected]
> > Do we have to have a \eset command? Can't we just use \set that we
> > already have?
>
> Not sure. Seems \set is for just setting a variable. To change the
> client encoding, we need to do more.
We already have some special variable meanings like \set PROMPT1 which
controls the psql prompt. Seems an encoding variable can be made too.
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