Re: psql --no-connect option

pá 25. 8. 2023 v 6:21 odesílatel Julien Rouhaud <rjuju123(at)gmail(dot)com> napsal:

> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 12:55:30PM -0700, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> > Currently, psql exits if a database connection is not established when
> > psql is launched.
> >
> > Sometimes it may be useful to launch psql without connecting to the
> > database. For example, a user may choose to start psql and then pipe
> > commands via stdin, one of which may eventually perform the \connect
> > command. Or the user may be interested in performing operations that
> > psql can perform, like setting variables etc., before optionally
> > initiating a connection.
> >
> > The attached patch introduces the --no-connect option, which allows
> > psql to continue operation in absence of connection options.
>
> FTR this has been discussed in the past, see at least [1].
>
> I was interested in this feature, suggesting the exact same "--no-connect"
> name, so still +1 for this patch (note that I haven't read it).
>
> [1]:
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAFe70G7iATwCMrymVwSVz7NajxCw3552TzFFHvkJqL_3L6gDTA%40mail.gmail.com

+1

Pavel