>> 2. Inside an \if block \q should be given precedence and cause a direct
>> exit of psql (or at the very least exit the if block(s)), as in regular SQL
>> statements (compare: 'select * from t \q' which will immediately exit psql
>> -- this is good. )
>
> One use case if to be able to write "\if ... \q \endif" in scripts. If \q is
> always executed, then the use case is blown. I cannot think of any language
> that would execute anything in a false branch. So Ctrl-C or Ctrl-D is the way
> out, and \if control must really have precedence over its contents.
After giving it some more thoughts, a possible solution could be to have a
"\exit [status]" which could be ignored (there has been some talk about
that one), and have \q which is not, but I would find it weird and error
prone for the user. As already said, \if use-case is not about interactive
psql.
--
Fabien.
