Thread: Re: [NOVICE] psql readline Tab insert tab
Hans Ginzel wrote: >>> how to make psql (readline) to insert tab when Tab is pressed? E.g. for >>> pasting. I know, there is -n option. But then the history is not >>> accessible. >> It could be done by adding the following lines to your ~/.inputrc file: >> >> $if Psql >> TAB: tab-insert >> $endif > Great! Thank you very much. Could this be added as note to the -n option > of the page http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/app-psql.html, > please? Would that be worth an addition to the documentation? Yours, Laurenz Albe
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On 6/1/15 7:00 AM, Albe Laurenz wrote: > Hans Ginzel wrote: >>>> how to make psql (readline) to insert tab when Tab is pressed? E.g. for >>>> pasting. I know, there is -n option. But then the history is not >>>> accessible. > >>> It could be done by adding the following lines to your ~/.inputrc file: >>> >>> $if Psql >>> TAB: tab-insert >>> $endif > >> Great! Thank you very much. Could this be added as note to the -n option >> of the page http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/app-psql.html, >> please? > > Would that be worth an addition to the documentation? There is already a section about this on the psql man page. (Look for "disable-completion".)
Peter Eisentraut wrote: > On 6/1/15 7:00 AM, Albe Laurenz wrote: >> Hans Ginzel wrote: >>>>> how to make psql (readline) to insert tab when Tab is pressed? E.g. for >>>>> pasting. I know, there is -n option. But then the history is not >>>>> accessible. >>>> It could be done by adding the following lines to your ~/.inputrc file: >>>> >>>> $if Psql >>>> TAB: tab-insert >>>> $endif >>> Great! Thank you very much. Could this be added as note to the -n option >>> of the page http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/app-psql.html, >>> please? >> Would that be worth an addition to the documentation? > There is already a section about this on the psql man page. (Look for > "disable-completion".) Right, I didn't notice that. Yours, Laurenz Albe