Re: psql man page error?

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> >> Which is correct. Removing the \\ alters the point of the example.
>
> > Well, if it doesn't render \\ at the end of the line, the example isn't
> > very clear unless you are looking at the SGML.
>
> No, you've completely misunderstood the original example. It's
> intending to show a backslash-backslash terminator for the \x command,
> not two lines of input, ie the equivalent of this:
>
> regression=# \x \\ select 1,2;
> Expanded display is on.
> -[ RECORD 1 ]
> ?column? | 1
> ?column? | 2

You are right, I totally misunderstood it. New patch applied, that
mentions \\ is a separator meta-command. I now see \\ documented
farther down the file. I didn't know it did that.

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