Index: mainloop.c
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/mainloop.c,v
retrieving revision 1.87
diff -c -r1.87 mainloop.c
*** mainloop.c	1 Jan 2008 19:45:56 -0000	1.87
--- mainloop.c	2 Apr 2008 12:51:36 -0000
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*** 171,176 ****
--- 171,187 ----
     continue;
     }
  
+    /* A request for help? Be friendly and give them some guidance */
+    if (pset.cur_cmd_interactive && query_buf->len == 0 &&
+      pg_strncasecmp(line, "help", 4) == 0) {
+      free(line);
+      puts("You are using psql, the command-line interface to PostgreSQL.");
+      puts("Enter SQL commands, or type \\? for a list of backslash options.");
+      puts("Use \\q to quit.");
+      puts("Visit http://postgresql.org for help on PostgreSQL\n");
+      continue;
+    }
+ 
     /* echo back if flag is set */
     if (pset.echo == PSQL_ECHO_ALL && !pset.cur_cmd_interactive)
       puts(line);

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