Re: Adding the host name to the PgSQL shell

From: Scott Mead <scott(dot)lists(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Madison Kelly <linux(at)alteeve(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Adding the host name to the PgSQL shell
Date: 2009-06-08 17:21:22
Message-ID: d3ab2ec80906081021p6d8aadbbh35676b8f1295135d@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:44 PM, Madison Kelly <linux(at)alteeve(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I work on a development and production server, and I am always
> double-checking myself to make sure I am doing something on the right
> server.
>
> Is there a way, like in terminal shells, to change the PgSQL shell's
> prompt from 'db=>' to something like 'host(at)db=>'? I'm on PgSQL 8.1 (server
> on Debian) and 8.3 (devel on Ubuntu), in case it matters.

You certainly can do this, very similar to PS1 on linux with bash:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/app-psql.html#APP-PSQL-PROMPTING

--Scott

>
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Madi
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