Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Gurjeet Singh <singh(dot)gurjeet(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PGSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path
Date: 2011-02-25 00:07:02
Message-ID: AANLkTikS_faU0nrqE23DKknkniS8N18xhHTE9BKEMYDy@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Gurjeet Singh <singh(dot)gurjeet(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>     psql has the ability to execute commands from a file, but if one wishes
> to develop and provide a modularized set of sql files, then psql is not very
> helpful because the \i command can open file paths either if they are
> absolute paths or if they are palced correctly relative to psql's current
> working directory.
>
> Attached patch adds a new meta-command to psql, '\ir' that allows the user
> to process files relative to currently processing file.

Please add this patch to the currently open CommitFest at:

https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/commitfest_view/open

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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