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From: Andreas Seltenreich <andreas+pg@gate450.dyndns.org>
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Subject: bug in psql-ref
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While testing the texinfo target, I noticed the following bug in the
psql reference.  Declaring a printed character as part of the control
sequence is likely to confuse readline about what is on the screen,
causing unreliable line editing.

Patch attached.

regards,
andreas


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Index: doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.169
diff -u -r1.169 psql-ref.sgml
--- doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml	16 Sep 2006 00:30:19 -0000	1.169
+++ doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml	29 Sep 2006 04:27:42 -0000
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@
          <literal>%]</literal>. Multiple pairs of these may occur within
          the prompt.  For example,
 <programlisting>
-testdb=&gt; \set PROMPT1 '%[%033[1;33;40m%]%n@%/%R%[%033[0m%#%] '
+testdb=&gt; \set PROMPT1 '%[%033[1;33;40m%]%n@%/%R%[%033[0m%]%# '
 </programlisting>
          results in a boldfaced (<literal>1;</literal>) yellow-on-black
          (<literal>33;40</literal>) prompt on VT100-compatible, color-capable

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