Re: psql \e broken again

From: joseph speigle <joe(dot)speigle(at)jklh(dot)us>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: psql \e broken again
Date: 2004-11-15 04:05:39
Message-ID: 20041114220539.A14605@hovey.hoveymotorcars.com
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hi,

As for mac os x this is on darwin mac os (it's mac something)
I ran a find command with a space in it.

mechatronics:~ joe$ find . -name '* *'
./backups/dscpadmin/scriptsMay19/dscp/validate/List of Cancers.doc
./backups/pain/PAINjune/validate/List of Cancers.doc
./backups/untarhere/test/List of Cancers.doc
./Library/Address Book Plug-Ins
./Library/Application Support
./Library/Caches/Desktop/Desktop Pictures.dpImageCache
./Library/Caches/Desktop/Solid Colors.dpImageCache
./Library/Caches/iPhoto Cache
./Library/Caches/Software Update
./Library/FontCollections/Fixed Width.collection
./Library/iMovie/Sound Effects
./Library/Internet Plug-Ins
./Library/Keyboard Layouts
./Library/Preferences/QuickTime Preferences
./Library/Safari/Form Values
./Public/Drop Box

On Sun, Nov 14, 2004 at 10:14:06PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> John Hansen wrote:
> > > > 1. Quote only on Windows.
> > > >
> > > > 2. Expect user to put quotes in the EDITOR value if it contains a
> > > > space-containing path.
> >
> >
> > As far I I'm aware, the options on windows are very much like those on
> > unix:
> >
> > "path containing spaces" or
> > path\ containing\ spaces
>
> My guess is that we should only address spaces on Win32, but should
> document why did didn't do it on Unix. Also, what about OS X? Doesn't
> that have frequent spaces in file paths?
>
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