Re: psql on Windows systems

On which windows platform you are

Have you face the same behaviour with the windows installer ?
https://www.enterprisedb.com/downloads/postgres-postgresql-downloads

On Fri, 5 Jul 2024 at 11:21 PM, Holger Jakobs <holger(at)jakobs(dot)com> wrote:

> Dear friends,
>
> Recently I had to use PostgreSQL on a Windows based system, and I was
> surprised that the psql tool behaves differently, when it comes to the
> functionality of the readline library.
>
> There is no tab-completion for commands or schema/view/table names.
> Also, browsing through previous commands within the history is different
> from the psql version on Linux systems. Only single lines, not complete
> commands show up in the history.
>
> This may be due to some library differences, but wouldn't it be possible
> to link some powerful readline and tab-completion libraries also on
> Windows systems?
>
> Maybe it's a question for psql developers, should I write on a different
> list?
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Holger
>
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> Holger Jakobs, Bergisch Gladbach
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