Re: psql \G command -- send query and output using extended format - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David Fetter
Subject Re: psql \G command -- send query and output using extended format
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Msg-id 20080403184329.GC5276@fetter.org
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In response to Re: psql \G command -- send query and output using extended format  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: psql \G command -- send query and output using extended format  ("Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure@gmail.com>)
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On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 01:06:26PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian escribi?:
> > 
> > > It seems more helpful if there were \x option to use extended format
> > > only when the output is too wide.  TODO already has:
> > > 
> > >         o Add auto-expanded mode so expanded output is used if the row
> > >           length is wider than the screen width.
> > > 
> > >           Consider using auto-expanded mode for backslash commands like \df+.
> > 
> > Some sort of "\x auto"?  Sounds interesting ...
> 
> Yep.

Having \df+ go to \x automatically sounds like a really great idea :)

Cheers,
David.
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