Re: psql eating backslashes

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> But what should

> peter=# select 'abc\
> peter'# def';

> do? This doesn't seem right:

> ?column?
> ----------
> abc
> def
> (1 row)

Looks fine to me.

> Should the newline be stripped?

I would think not. That would mean that backslash-newline gives you
something *other* than a literal newline, which is an inconsistency
we don't need since we don't treat newline as special.

Also, it would be changing the old (pre-7.0) behavior, which would
doubtless break someone's code somewhere. In the absence of a
compelling reason to change the behavior, I think we have to leave it
alone.

regards, tom lane