Re: very long record lines in expanded psql output

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Platon Pronko <platon7pronko(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: very long record lines in expanded psql output
Date: 2021-08-05 18:25:36
Message-ID: CAFj8pRCZwOXDmcHQ5tKt-ukduSRzPmu2-svouCEDQ+LCFXSmfw@mail.gmail.com
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čt 5. 8. 2021 v 18:48 odesílatel Platon Pronko <platon7pronko(at)gmail(dot)com>
napsal:

> Hi!
> >>> I also find this annoying and would be happy to be rid of it.
> >>
> >> Have you tried "\pset format wrapped"? Pavel suggested it, and it
> >> solved most of the problem for me, for example.
> >
> > Yes, but it changes the data line output. Ideally, you should be able
> > to modify these independently.
>
> I agree, and I think this can be implemented, but I'm a bit afraid of
> introducing an additional psql option (there's already quite a lot of
> them).
> I suspect primary PostgreSQL maintainers won't be happy with such an
> approach.
>

it can be a fully new format - designed for simple copy from terminal. Some
like

====== record: 10 ======
------------ proname ------------
left
------------ prosrc ------------
$lalalal
ewqrwqerw
ewqrwqerqrewq
$
===============

Regards

Pavel

> Best regards,
> Platon Pronko
>

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