Re: Analyzing last run query in psql

Joe Van Dyk <joe(at)tanga(dot)com> wrote:

> I frequently need to analyze the last query in psql:
>     select * from table where id = 1;
>     explain analyze select * from table where id = 1;
>
> It would be nice to be able to do this:
>     explain analyze $LAST
>
> (or can I do something like that already?)
>
> I'm not using psql interactively, I pipe files into psql (if it matters).

There is no history or something like that, but you can use autoexplain.
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/interactive/auto-explain.html

Andreas
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