Thread: How do I pipe output from query to a file in PostgreSQL?

On Monday 26 October 2009 12:03:13 Penrod, John wrote:
> In oracle:
>
> SPOOL filename.txt
> Select * from customer;
> SPOOL OFF
>
> Results are piped to filename.txt
>
>
> How do I do this from the psql command line?
>
>
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psql
postgres=# \o file.out
postgres=# select * from customer;

On 26/10/2009 18:03, Penrod, John wrote:
> In oracle:
>
> SPOOL filename.txt
> Select * from customer;
> SPOOL OFF
>
> Results are piped to filename.txt
>
>
> How do I do this from the psql command line?

\g <filename> will execute the query and send the result to <filename>.


Ray.


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