Thread: Auto completion in psql

How does line completion gets to psql?
At my FreeBSD machines when I build the PostgreSQL port I have always had
line completion. Now I need to do some work on a Linux SUSE machine (which
I don't administer) and psql doesn't have line completion.

The person that manages the machine installed from sources.

On Tuesday 29 July 2003 16:58, Francisco Reyes wrote:
> How does line completion gets to psql?
> At my FreeBSD machines when I build the PostgreSQL port I have always had
> line completion. Now I need to do some work on a Linux SUSE machine (which
> I don't administer) and psql doesn't have line completion.
>
> The person that manages the machine installed from sources.

You probably need readline-devel package installed at compile time.
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  Richard Huxton
  Archonet Ltd

On Tuesday 29 July 2003 17:58, Francisco Reyes wrote:
> How does line completion gets to psql?
> At my FreeBSD machines when I build the PostgreSQL port I have always had
> line completion. Now I need to do some work on a Linux SUSE machine (which
> I don't administer) and psql doesn't have line completion.
>
> The person that manages the machine installed from sources.

It needs to be (re)compiled with readline support, and you will
need the readline headers (SuSE provides a readline-devel rpm).

Ian Barwick
barwick@gmx.net