psql copy command - 1 char limitation on delimiter

From: rey <reywang(at)optonline(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: psql copy command - 1 char limitation on delimiter
Date: 2010-09-24 22:52:53
Message-ID: 4C9D2BC5.1080006@optonline.net
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Hi,

/delimiter/

The single character that separates columns within each row (line)
of the file. The default is a tab character in text mode, a comma in
CSV mode.

Why limit this to a single character?
For easy of use, should it be lifted, so we can specify such as '|*|'?

Rey

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