Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com wrote:
> Running an application and \set'ing its output in a variable requires use of
> the backtick '`' operator. Under the heading "SQL INTERPOLATION", the
> examples should be as follows (the difference being use of backticks instead
> of single quotes around the command to be executed):
>
> Current (wrong):
> testdb=> \set content '\'' 'cat my_file.txt' '\''
>
> Correct:
> testdb=> \set content '\'' `cat my_file.txt` '\''
>
>
>
> Current (wrong):
> testdb=> \set content 'sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt'
>
> Correct:
> testdb=> \set content `sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt`
>
I just checked and it looks fine in current sources. Does it look right
in your browser:
http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/app-psql.html
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