Re: SHOW ALL output too wide

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SHOW ALL output too wide
Date: 2005-11-26 16:12:15
Message-ID: 26698478341628f8d5cff4533aa0a61c@biglumber.com
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> Well, that's hardly a reason to add something to the client that is
> already in the backend. A much more general solution would be to either
> add a flag to SHOW ALL to supress the extra column (or one to add it),

An even more general solution is to use the features already built-in to
psql. Specifically, you can use a pager (e.g. "less" on unixy systems)
that supports horizontal scrolling, plus \pset pager always, thus fixing
the problem, regardless of what your terminal settings are.

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