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Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 20:21:04 +0200
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From: Holger Jakobs <holger@jakobs.com>
Subject: psql on Windows systems
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Dear friends,

Recently I had to use PostgreSQL on a Windows based system, and I was 
surprised that the psql tool behaves differently, when it comes to the 
functionality of the readline library.

There is no tab-completion for commands or schema/view/table names. 
Also, browsing through previous commands within the history is different 
from the psql version on Linux systems. Only single lines, not complete 
commands show up in the history.

This may be due to some library differences, but wouldn't it be possible 
to link some powerful readline and tab-completion libraries also on 
Windows systems?

Maybe it's a question for psql developers, should I write on a different 
list?

Kind Regards,

Holger

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Holger Jakobs, Bergisch Gladbach