Re: failure of \e in psql - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: failure of \e in psql
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.20.9911112236460.442-100000@peter-e.yi.org
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In response to failure of \e in psql  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: failure of \e in psql  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: failure of \e in psql  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Failure to show descriptions in \df command  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
List pgsql-hackers
On 1999-11-11, Bruce Momjian mentioned:

> I see that \e no longer works as expected:
> 
>     test=> select * from pg_class;
>     ...
>     test=> \e
> 
> and in the editor, the query is not appearing.  The 'select' query
> should appear in the editor because I have not entered a non-backslash
> command to clear the query buffer.

Well, once you send it, it's sent and gone. You have to edit it before you
send it. I guess I'm not following you. Of course you should somehow be
able to re-edit the previous query. Hmm.

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