Re: psql SET/RESET/SHOW tab completion

From: "Jim Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>
To: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Michael Fuhr" <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org>, <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql SET/RESET/SHOW tab completion
Date: 2005-08-22 20:00:51
Message-ID: D1D2D51E3BE3FC4E98598248901F7594027E5505@ausmail2k4.aus.pervasive.com
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Learn something new every day...

(and yeah, I never understood why tcsh uses ^D, especially that if you do ^D on a newline you disconnect...)

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Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com
Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com 512-569-9461

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 2:58 PM
> To: Jim Nasby
> Cc: Bruce Momjian; Michael Fuhr; pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] psql SET/RESET/SHOW tab completion
>
>
> "Jim C. Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> writes:
> > What about going the route of tcsh (and I'm sure others)
> where ^D shows
> > you what your options are for tab-completion? This makes it
> much easier
> > to find the option you're looking for.
>
> readline does that already ... just not with ^D (which seems a dang
> weird choice for it anyway). Try tab twice.
>
> regards, tom lane
>

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