psql copy command - 1 char limitation on delimiter - Mailing list pgsql-general

From rey
Subject psql copy command - 1 char limitation on delimiter
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Msg-id 4C9D2BC5.1080006@optonline.net
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Responses Re: psql copy command - 1 char limitation on delimiter
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Hi,

delimiter

The single character that separates columns within each row (line) of the file. The default is a tab character in text mode, a comma in CSV mode.


Why limit this to a single character?
For easy of use, should it be lifted, so we can specify such as '|*|'?

Rey

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