Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > 'psql test </tmp/x' works fine, but 'psql -f /tmp/x test' hangs waiting
> > for input from stdin. Why would we want STDIN to read from the terminal
> > if all commands are being read from a file with -f?
>
> Actually, that behavior is extremely useful. Consider
> program-that-generates-data | psql -f somescript
> The script can issue a COPY FROM STDIN to insert the data coming through
> the pipe.
>
> > I propose we just fix this and document it in the release notes.
>
> I propose we not break existing applications. If we change it the way
> you suggest, there'll be no way to do the above.
But does anyone use such a capability? The program has to generate \.
to terminate the input, so why not have it issue the \copy too? Seems
cleaner.
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