| From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, Chad Wagner <chad(dot)wagner(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: \prompt for psql |
| Date: | 2007-02-09 02:13:41 |
| Message-ID: | 45CBD8D5.8070203@commandprompt.com |
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> That also requires a "reasonable shell", which all platforms don't
>> have...
>
> I think doing any sort of reasonable scripting around psql requires a
> reasonable shell. Or next someone will suggest implementing loops and
> conditionals in psql.
... Now that you mention it :)
psql is a shell. It is the postgresql shell. I don't see any problem
with continuing to extend the postgresql shell to a more functional
platform that is independent.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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