Re: psql 'none' as a HISTFILE special case - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Neil Conway
Subject Re: psql 'none' as a HISTFILE special case
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Msg-id 1156178614.4977.2.camel@localhost
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In response to psql 'none' as a HISTFILE special case  ("Martin Atukunda" <matlads@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: psql 'none' as a HISTFILE special case  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Mon, 2006-08-21 at 19:27 +0300, Martin Atukunda wrote:
> If readline is used by psql, a history file is automatically used.
> This patch adds the special file name 'none', which if set as the
> HISTFILE parameter, will cause psql not to use the history file.

I think it would be cleaner to use a separate \set variable to control
whether a history file is written, rather than needlessly overloading
the meaning of HISTFILE.

-Neil



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