| From: | "Josh Berkus" <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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| To: | john-paul delaney <jp(at)justatest(dot)com>, pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Nu-B\psql:Command Recall,Repeat? |
| Date: | 2002-02-22 17:15:23 |
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John-Paul
> Excuse this *very* beginner to postgresql & sql.
No excuse necessary! The NOVICE list is for beginner questions.
>The 'up-arrow' in
> psql doesn't
> recall my previous typed commands (like in bash) - how do I turn on
> something
> similar?
Psql relies on the libreadline library (from the GNU project) for this
functionality. Many Linux distributions, and Cygwin, do not include
this package by default. Unfortunately, enabling it requires:
1. Install libreadline
2. Re-compile and re-install the psql binary (or all of postgres).
-Josh Berkus
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