Thread: Terminal completion
Hi, I have a basic question about pg client. I know it is possible to let pg complete the name of a table by pressing the arrow key. But unfortunately I can't do it while I am connected to pg (8.2) from a gnome terminal. Also the history does not work for me when I press up arraow key. Is there something special to allow it? Thanks for replies. Regards -- ------------------------- Emmanuel Quevillon Biological Software and Databases Group Institut Pasteur +33 1 44 38 95 98 tuco at_ pasteur dot fr -------------------------
Emmanuel Quevillon wrote: > Hi, > > I have a basic question about pg client. I know it is possible to let pg > complete the name of a table by pressing the arrow key. It's the Tab key by default, which might be what you're referring to. I can't remember what (if anything) French keyboards have on them. > But > unfortunately I can't do it while I am connected to pg (8.2) from a > gnome terminal. > Also the history does not work for me when I press up arraow key. If it works in your console but not Gnome, then it's worth checking what terminal it thinks it is - echo $TERM. Mine says "xterm". It's also worth testing some other applications with readline support and see if their history/completion If it doesn't work in the console too, it's probably a problem with your readline library. -- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd
Richard Huxton wrote: > Emmanuel Quevillon wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a basic question about pg client. I know it is possible to let >> pg complete the name of a table by pressing the arrow key. > > It's the Tab key by default, which might be what you're referring to. Yep. > > But >> unfortunately I can't do it while I am connected to pg (8.2) from a >> gnome terminal. >> Also the history does not work for me when I press up arraow key. > > If it works in your console but not Gnome, then it's worth checking what > terminal it thinks it is - echo $TERM. Mine says "xterm". It's also > worth testing some other applications with readline support and see if > their history/completion > It does not work either gnome-terminal or xterm... > If it doesn't work in the console too, it's probably a problem with your > readline library. I think that's the problem, I compiled postgres wihtout readline... --without-readline > Thanks! -- ------------------------- Emmanuel Quevillon Biological Software and Databases Group Institut Pasteur +33 1 44 38 95 98 tuco at_ pasteur dot fr -------------------------