Re: Comfortably check BackendPID with psql - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 6/11/15 11:41 AM, Naoya Anzai wrote:
> This can change the input of the 24 characters to the only 4 characters!
> 
> Image.
> ----------------------
> naoya=# \bid
> Backend Process ID
>   pid
> ------
>   1716
> (1 row)
> -----------------------
> 
> How do you like it?

Seems easier to set this in .psqlrc:
 \set bid 'select pg_backend_pid();'

and then:

=# :bidpg_backend_pid
----------------         84430
(1 row)

No patches or concerns for psql version necessary.


.m