Re: [GENERAL] Setting the table separator in psql command mode - Mailing list pgsql-general

>
> Mehrdad Ghassempoory wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to set up the table separator (Default "|") to TAB
> > caharcter.
> >
> > I have tried :
> >
> > \f\t
> > \f \t
> > \f '\t'
> >
> > Without any luck.
> > How is it done?
>
> I found that the following works:
>
> psql -F '    ' yourdatabasename
>
> where a tab character is inserted in between the ' '

6.4 will have this working as your originally expected.

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