Re: minor: ~ not resolved in psql

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: Bas Scheffers <bas(at)scheffers(dot)net>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: minor: ~ not resolved in psql
Date: 2003-10-30 18:24:50
Message-ID: 200310301824.h9UIOod20933@candle.pha.pa.us
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-bugs

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bas Scheffers writes:
>
> > When opening a file in psql, ~ (the user's home dir) is resolved when
> > using tab completion to find the file, but when you hit enter and psql
> > actualy tries to open it, you get a file not found error.
>
> This is not a bug. If there is not file named ~ then it can't be opened.

If I am in psql and do:

\i ~/<tab>

I see all the files in home directory. If I then type in a file name:

test=> \i ~/server.log
~/server.log: No such file or directory

I get file not found. Sure looks like a bug to me.

--
Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 359-1001
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road
+ Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-bugs by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Rod Taylor 2003-10-30 18:27:33 Re: minor: ~ not resolved in psql
Previous Message Bas Scheffers 2003-10-30 18:18:05 Re: minor: ~ not resolved in psql