Re: Combine psql command with shell script - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: Combine psql command with shell script
Date
Msg-id 20090311122024.GB4009@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Combine psql command with shell script  (John Wang <johnw822003@yahoo.com>)
List pgsql-general
John Wang wrote:
>
> How to combine psql commands, such as "\copy", with shell script? Is
> there any sample code? For example, I have 10 tables and want to user
> the "\copy" command to import data from 10 different text files. I can
> execute the "\copy" command 10 times. But it is not convenient.

If the 10 files go into different 10 tables, you have no option but to
call \copy 10 times anyway.

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