From: | Stephen Harris <lists(at)spuddy(dot)org> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: psql possible TODO |
Date: | 2006-12-06 04:41:06 |
Message-ID: | 20061206044106.GA1955@pugwash.spuddy.org |
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On Tue, Dec 05, 2006 at 05:34:58PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Stephen Harris <lists(at)spuddy(dot)org> writes:
> > Silly: You could even do \r xyz and load the buffer with the last line
> > beginning xyz
>
> We've got that: control-R xyz.
Not quite. "Beginning" is the difference. It's subtle and, as I said,
a silly idea. I was just taking the idea of history recall and applying
the ksh syntax to our commands line :-)
> The thing I'm having a hard time with here is the notion that command
> number is a convenient way of identifying prior commands. It seems like
> an idea that should have gone out with punched cards.
I've been a Unix SA for 16 years now and recalling commands by number is
still a convenient thing, especially when you have 2 or 3 multi-line
statements which are 90% the same.
--
rgds
Stephen
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