On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 4:04 PM Rob Sargent <robjsargent(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Using version 13 psql on version 14 server and having trouble sending a
> multi-line select in the \copy. I don't see any remark about this in the
> man page.
>
The copy meta-command cannot contain newlines. You should use "COPY ... TO
STDOUT" directly instead.
All of this is discussed under "\copy" in the documentation (including
notes).
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-psql.html
David J.