Re: minor: ~ not resolved in psql - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: minor: ~ not resolved in psql
Date
Msg-id 200310301824.h9UIOod20933@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: minor: ~ not resolved in psql  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: minor: ~ not resolved in psql
List pgsql-bugs
Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bas Scheffers writes:
>
> > When opening a file in psql, ~ (the user's home dir) is resolved when
> > using tab completion to find the file, but when you hit enter and psql
> > actualy tries to open it, you get a file not found error.
>
> This is not a bug.  If there is not file named ~ then it can't be opened.

If I am in psql and do:

    \i ~/<tab>

I see all the files in home directory.  If I then type in a file name:

    test=> \i ~/server.log
    ~/server.log: No such file or directory

I get file not found.  Sure looks like a bug to me.

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