Re: using psql after you change the default port - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 4:57 PM, David Kerr <dmk@mr-paradox.net> wrote:
> Howdy all
>
> I changed the default port for Postgresql.
>
> Now, when I want to access postgresql via psql (on the db server),
> is there a way to make it default to the new port without using -p
> or a .psqlrc file?

You can set an envvar:

export PGPORT=5433

etc...