pgsql: psql: Do not let invalid \getresults affect the next query

From: Fujii Masao <fujii(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: psql: Do not let invalid \getresults affect the next query
Date: 2026-08-21 03:37:52
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psql: Do not let invalid \getresults affect the next query

In pipeline mode, an invalid \getresults argument could previously
affect the next SQL command in the same pipeline. For example, after
reporting an error for \getresults -1, psql could treat the following
SQL command as a request to read pending pipeline results instead of
sending it to the server, making the command appear to be skipped or
causing missing results.

This happened because psql marked \getresults as a request to read
pipeline results before validating its optional argument. When
validation failed, psql reported the error without running the normal
cleanup path that clears the request.

Fix this by validating the \getresults argument before marking the
command as a request to read pipeline results. After an invalid
argument, psql now reports the error and sends the following SQL command
normally.

Backpatch to v18, where psql pipeline meta-commands were introduced.

Author: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
Reviewed-by: Anthonin Bonnefoy <anthonin(dot)bonnefoy(at)datadoghq(dot)com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAHGQGwGkgM2HKZeig5hobEgUCjn7MMJux4UCcN=OfOzOEvRT0A@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 18

Branch
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REL_19_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/2b0d50e39c58e14b69de76aae2a1c73877de52a6

Modified Files
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src/bin/psql/command.c | 9 +++++----
src/test/regress/expected/psql_pipeline.out | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
src/test/regress/sql/psql_pipeline.sql | 11 +++++++++++
3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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