Re: Proposed patch - psql wraps at window width

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>, Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2(at)obviously(dot)com>, heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com
Subject: Re: Proposed patch - psql wraps at window width
Date: 2008-04-24 16:34:26
Message-ID: 200804241634.m3OGYQh15949@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> >> Well, the feature is labeled "psql wraps at window width". If the output
> >> isn't on a window, then it shouldn't wrap.
>
> > \pset columns will wrap to the specified width for file output.
>
> I agree with Peter: that's a seriously bad idea.

Uh, I am confused. Are you saying \pset columns should not control file
output? And if it doesn't how does someone get file output in a
specified width?

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