Re: psql setenv command

On Thu, September 15, 2011 6:10 pm, Josh Kupershmidt wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
> wrote:
>> this time with patch.
>
> I think help.c should document the \setenv command. And a link from
> the "Environment" section[1] of psql's doc page to the section about
> \setenv might help too.

Good point.

>
> The existing \set command lists all internal variables and their
> values when called with no arguments. Perhaps \setenv with no
> arguments should work similarly: we could display only those
> environment variables interesting to psql if there's too much noise.
> Or at least, I think we need some way to check the values of
> environment variables inside psql, if we're able to set them from
> inside psql. To be fair, I notice that \pset doesn't appear to offer a
> way to show its current values either, but maybe that should be fixed
> separately as well.

\! echo $foo

(which is how I tested the patch, of course)

>
> Typo: s/vakue/value/
>

Yeah, I noticed that after, thanks.

cheers

andrew