Re: psql \e broken again - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From joseph speigle
Subject Re: psql \e broken again
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Msg-id 20041114220539.A14605@hovey.hoveymotorcars.com
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In response to Re: psql \e broken again  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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hi,

As for mac os x this is on darwin mac os (it's mac something)
I ran a find command with a space in it.

mechatronics:~ joe$ find . -name '* *'
./backups/dscpadmin/scriptsMay19/dscp/validate/List of Cancers.doc
./backups/pain/PAINjune/validate/List of Cancers.doc
./backups/untarhere/test/List of Cancers.doc
./Library/Address Book Plug-Ins
./Library/Application Support
./Library/Caches/Desktop/Desktop Pictures.dpImageCache
./Library/Caches/Desktop/Solid Colors.dpImageCache
./Library/Caches/iPhoto Cache
./Library/Caches/Software Update
./Library/FontCollections/Fixed Width.collection
./Library/iMovie/Sound Effects
./Library/Internet Plug-Ins
./Library/Keyboard Layouts
./Library/Preferences/QuickTime Preferences
./Library/Safari/Form Values
./Public/Drop Box

On Sun, Nov 14, 2004 at 10:14:06PM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> John Hansen wrote:
> > > > 1. Quote only on Windows.
> > > >
> > > > 2. Expect user to put quotes in the EDITOR value if it contains a 
> > > > space-containing path.
> > 
> > 
> > As far I I'm aware, the options on windows are very much like those on
> > unix:
> > 
> > "path containing spaces" or
> > path\ containing\ spaces
> 
> My guess is that we should only address spaces on Win32, but should
> document why did didn't do it on Unix.  Also, what about OS X?  Doesn't
> that have frequent spaces in file paths?
> 
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