Re: psql \pset pager

Steve Crawford wrote:
> My fingers sometimes run on "autoappend semicolon" mode and I end up
> typing "\pset pager always;" instead of "\pset pager always". No error
> is returned, short (but wide) output is not routed to the pager, and I
> have to back up and correct the \pset pager command. After some
> experimentation, I found that any unrecognized string sets the pager to
> be used for long output:
>
> steve=> \pset pager on;
> Pager is used for long output.
>
> steve=> \pset pager off;
> Pager is used for long output.
>
> steve=> \pset pager always;
> Pager is used for long output.
>
> steve=> \pset pager occasionally
> Pager is used for long output.
>
> steve=> \pset pager at random
> Pager is used for long output.
> \pset: extra argument "random" ignored
>
> The above commands set the pager to be used for long output regardless
> of the prior setting. Bad input doesn't generate errors except in the
> case where there are too many parameters.
>
> I didn't find this documented. Is the acceptance of bad input by design
> or an oversight?

Will be fixed in 8.4.

> Also, what would be the feasibility of having psql route output to the
> pager if the output is too long or too _wide_? I end up with too wide at
> least as often as too long.

Also done for 8.4.

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