Re: psql and readline

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca>
Cc: Peter Mount <peter(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk>, Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Dan Langille <dan(at)langille(dot)org>, Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql and readline
Date: 2003-01-09 16:01:26
Message-ID: 200301091601.h09G1QO17770@candle.pha.pa.us
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Rod Taylor wrote:
> I'd tend to switch it to store \E QUERY BUFFER in the history, and
> possibly remove the ability to use \e by itself -- or make \E FILENAME
> and \e QUERY BUFFER.
>
> Since the use of \e isn't likely to be used in a programmatic
> (automated) way, but only by users who could quickly figure it out.

I don't think it makes sense to remove \e just to add history
functionality.

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