Re: Remove psql's -W option - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Vik Fearing
Subject Re: Remove psql's -W option
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Msg-id d5bc82a6-1d39-9a2e-a089-e83c79c6e8a3@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: Remove psql's -W option  (Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>)
Responses Re: Remove psql's -W option  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 22/07/18 00:41, Fabien COELHO wrote:
> 
> Hello David,
> 
>> I'd like to $Subject for 12.
>>
>> There are scripts it could break, but not ones that weren't already
>> broken in ways important to access control.
>>
>> What say?
> 
> What is the rational?

It's first on our list of things not to do:
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Don't_Do_This#Don.27t_use_psql_-W_or_--password
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