Re: Proposed patch - psql wraps at window width

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>, Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2(at)obviously(dot)com>, heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com
Subject: Re: Proposed patch - psql wraps at window width
Date: 2008-04-24 16:28:16
Message-ID: 265.1209054496@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Well, the feature is labeled "psql wraps at window width". If the output
>> isn't on a window, then it shouldn't wrap.

> \pset columns will wrap to the specified width for file output.

I agree with Peter: that's a seriously bad idea.

regards, tom lane

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