Re: psql -f option

From: "Oliver Elphick" <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "Graham Vickrage" <graham(at)digitalplanit(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: psql -f option
Date: 2001-01-04 22:40:50
Message-ID: 200101042240.f04MesH21177@linda.lfix.co.uk
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"Graham Vickrage" wrote:
>I am trying to use the psql -f <filename> option to load a script into the
>DB ( v7.0 ) from the linux command line.
>
>The documentation says -f enables some nice features such as error messages
>with line numbers. It seems to me that this is half true i.e. it shows me
>error messages, its doesn't however give me the associated line number in
>the script. This would be a very useful feature for me as my scripts can be
>very long.
>
>Is there a configuration option i am missing?

Use -e as well, to have the SQL queries echoed; then you can see where
the errors are arising.

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