Re: Explicit psqlrc - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Explicit psqlrc
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Msg-id 29704.1267796378@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Explicit psqlrc  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> 2010/3/5 David Christensen <david@endpoint.com>:
>> My bikeshed has a --psqlrc path/to/file, but +1 on the idea.

> Do you have a use-case where --psqlrc would be more useful than an
> environment variable, or is it *only* bike-shedding? ;)

The env variable solution seems a bit surprising to me.  If we were
dealing with a libpq option it would make sense (to avoid having to pass
the info through other layers) but for a psql option it doesn't AFAICS.
        regards, tom lane


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