Re: Transaction status in default psql prompt? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jeroen T. Vermeulen
Subject Re: Transaction status in default psql prompt?
Date
Msg-id 20030904085935.GA59178@xs4all.nl
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In response to Re: Transaction status in default psql prompt?  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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On Wed, Sep 03, 2003 at 11:31:55PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> Yes, I like the transaction status being the default prompt, but I don't
> like the prompt shifting.  Remember guys who have the current directory
> in their prompt --- the thing bounces around all over the place.

Is that avoidable if you want to be able to indicate nesting level as well?
There may be a simple but difficult choice there.  Personally I'd like to
see something like an opening brace ("{") in my prompt for a transaction;
that'd be a nice, nagging reminder that I'm in the middle of unfinished
business.


Jeroen



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