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From: Simon Riggs <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: psql man page error?
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:57:06 +0000
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)


On the psql man page there is an example of how to perform multiple line
psql script as part of the -c option description.

The example given is

	echo "\x \\ select * from foo;" | psql

which gives

	prompt> echo "\x \\ select * from foo;" | psql
	Expanded display is on.
	invalid command \

i.e. doesn't work on bash. With bash the command should be:

	echo -e "\x \n select * from foo;" | psql

which gives

	prompt> echo -e "\x \n select * from foo;" | psql
	Expanded display is on.
	ERROR:  relation "foo" does not exist

Does this mean there are multiple forms of the echo command, or is this
example just wrong?

-- 
  Simon Riggs             
  EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com

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