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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:19:01 -0500
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Subject: Re: What is paging my psql
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On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 2:15=E2=80=AFPM David G. Johnston <
david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Friday, November 21, 2025, lejeczek <peljasz@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> I'm only trying to investigate & understand why that is that one box doe=
s
>> - what I under is "paging" of a short output - whereas other two do _not=
_
>> that.
>> The _but_ here is - obviously - that between that 1 box VS 2 other
>> boxes, there must be a difference(s) somewhere... but ! where?
>>
>
> I guess I=E2=80=99m not trying to walk you through debugging and diagnost=
ics at
> this point because this doesn=E2=80=99t seem like a bug.  So yes, I=E2=80=
=99ve have been
> unable to completely understand the issue because it is not being present=
ed
> in a complete manner.  It would be better to pick a single one that is
> =E2=80=9Cwrong=E2=80=9D, fully show and describe what you are doing and w=
hat you expect to
> happen (and ideally why), and basically treat it like a bug report.  Aski=
ng
> us to compare to behaviors that aren=E2=80=99t related to PostgreSQL vers=
ion is
> hit-or-miss.  On that note, what is the version or versions of the psql
> client involved here?
>
> Since psql is a CLI not mentioning which terminal and/or shells are in
> use, or OS, is a major omission here.
>

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html used to be the go-to
link, and should be again.

--=20
Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
<Redacted> lobster!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 2:15=E2=80=AFPM D=
avid G. Johnston &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david.g.johnston@gmail.com">david.g.=
johnston@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quot=
e_container"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Friday, N=
ovember 21, 2025, lejeczek &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:peljasz@yahoo.co.uk" targe=
t=3D"_blank">peljasz@yahoo.co.uk</a>&gt; wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_q=
uote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2=
04);padding-left:1ex"><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier 10 Pitch">
      I&#39;m only trying to investigate &amp; understand why that is that
      one box does - what I under is &quot;paging&quot; of a short output -
      whereas other two do _not_ that.<br>
      The _but_ here is - obviously - that=C2=A0</font><font size=3D"2" fac=
e=3D"Courier 10 Pitch">between that 1 box VS 2 other boxes,=C2=A0</font><fo=
nt size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier 10 Pitch">there must be a difference(s)
      somewhere... but ! where?</font></div><div></div></blockquote><div><b=
r></div><div>I guess I=E2=80=99m not trying to walk you through debugging a=
nd diagnostics at this point because this doesn=E2=80=99t seem like a bug.=
=C2=A0 So yes, I=E2=80=99ve have been unable to completely understand the i=
ssue because it is not being presented in a complete manner.=C2=A0 It would=
 be better to pick a single one that is =E2=80=9Cwrong=E2=80=9D, fully show=
 and describe what you are doing and what you expect to happen (and ideally=
 why), and basically treat it like a bug report.=C2=A0 Asking us to compare=
 to behaviors that aren=E2=80=99t related to PostgreSQL version is hit-or-m=
iss.=C2=A0 On that note, what is the version or versions of the psql client=
 involved here?</div><div><br></div><div>Since psql is a CLI not mentioning=
 which terminal and/or shells are in use, or OS, is a major omission here.<=
/div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.catb.org/~esr/f=
aqs/smart-questions.html">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.htm=
l</a> used to be the go-to link, and should be again.</div><div><br></div><=
/div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Death to &lt;Redacted&gt;, and b=
utter sauce.<div>Don&#39;t boil me, I&#39;m still alive.<br><div><div>&lt;R=
edacted&gt; lobster!</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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