psql decides whether to run a pager depending on whether its output is a tty.
That is the 'guessing' I referred to.
If starting from scratch I would probably prefer pager=off to be the default, but that
is a larger change and would certainly inconvenience those who currently use psql in xterm, etc.
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Ed Avis <eda(at)waniasset(dot)com>
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