Re: How to set default database - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Joshua Tolley
Subject Re: How to set default database
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Msg-id 4b6b5650.0d1abc0a.408f.27e8@mx.google.com
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In response to How to set default database  (Krzysztof Walkiewicz <bars0@op.pl>)
List pgsql-novice
On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 07:37:30PM +0100, Krzysztof Walkiewicz wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I created database "krzysztof" for practice postgresql. After few days i
>  deleted that database and i created the next one "cwiczebna". Now when
> I type "psql" i get strange info, something like: "CRITICAL: base
> "krzysztof" don't exist". Now i need to  type "psql cwiczebna" to log in
> to new database. How to set the default database or connect
> automatically to "cwiczebna" database when I type "psql" in terminal. I
> am using Debian Lenny distro.

You can set the PGDATABASE environment variable to tell psql which database to
log into.

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Joshua Tolley / eggyknap
End Point Corporation
http://www.endpoint.com

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