Re: Controlling psql output

On 2009-05-08, Gauthier, Dave <dave(dot)gauthier(at)intel(dot)com> wrote:
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> Hi:
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> Using a single psql command to generate stdout in linux that will be redire=
> cted to a file. Many rows with 1 column are returned. I want no header, n=
> o footer, no blank lines at the top or bottom, no initial space before each=
> record. This is what I'm trying...
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> psql -P tuples_only=3Don,footer=3Doff,border=3D0 mydb
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> This gets rid of the header and footer OK. But there is still a blank line=
> as the first line in stdout. Also, each record has a preceding space befo=
> re the column value.
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> Is there a way to do what I want?

use "copy (select ...) to stdout" instead of "select ..."

requires 8.3 or greater.
as a bonus nulls and control characters re represented unambiguously.