Re: terminal with horizontal scrollbar - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Martijn van Oosterhout
Subject Re: terminal with horizontal scrollbar
Date
Msg-id 20020227094752.B24231@svana.org
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In response to terminal with horizontal scrollbar  (Hugo Coolens <hugo.coolens@skynet.be>)
List pgsql-general
On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 10:05:38AM +0100, Hugo Coolens wrote:
> When using select in psql for tables with a lot of columns, I often get
> rows which wrap at the right side of the screen to the next row,  this
> makes the columns into a mess. It would be nice to have a terminal
> (something like rxvt or xterm) which allows horizontal scrolling. Does
> anyone know of such a terminal program?

I use PAGER=less

When psql has piped the output to less, by default the text wraps. However, if
you type -S, less will unwrap the lines for you.
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org>
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> money back in 17 years, why can't we ask the same of the company that
> markets big-titted lip-syncing chicks and goddamn cartoon mice?

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