Re: psql copy help

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Steve Crawford <scrawford(at)pinpointresearch(dot)com>
Cc: Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql copy help
Date: 2003-10-28 21:26:40
Message-ID: 28514.1067376400@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Steve Crawford <scrawford(at)pinpointresearch(dot)com> writes:
> The psql help for copy (version=7.3.2 and several others) appears
> incorrect (or perhaps the command parser is at fault - in any case
> the help doesn't match reality):

You seem to be confusing the SQL command COPY with the psql command \copy.
They are not the same.

Possibly we should try to converge \copy's syntax with COPY's a little
better... I'm not sure they could be made exactly alike though.

regards, tom lane

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