Reading psql password from stdin - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Reading psql password from stdin
Date
Msg-id 200110142307.f9EN7Pr21390@candle.pha.pa.us
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Responses Re: Reading psql password from stdin  (Keary Suska <hierophant@pcisys.net>)
List pgsql-general
We have recently realized that psql and pg_dump read passwords from
stdin, rather than from the more traditional /dev/tty.  I would like to
change the default to /dev/tty and read from stdin only when /dev/tty
can't be opened.

Is this good or bad?  I need votes.

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