Re: Nu-B\psql:Command Recall,Repeat? - Mailing list pgsql-novice

John-Paul

> Excuse this *very* beginner to postgresql & sql.

No excuse necessary!  The NOVICE list is for beginner questions.

>The 'up-arrow' in
>  psql doesn't
> recall my previous typed commands (like in bash) - how do I turn on
>  something
> similar?

Psql relies on the libreadline library  (from the GNU project) for this
 functionality.  Many Linux distributions, and Cygwin, do not include
 this package by default.  Unfortunately, enabling it requires:
1. Install libreadline
2. Re-compile and re-install the psql binary (or all of postgres).

-Josh Berkus

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