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* "man psql" \set documentation error
@ 2002-02-11 15:50  Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com
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From: Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com @ 2002-02-11 15:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-docs

Running an application and \set'ing its output in a variable requires use of
the backtick '`' operator.  Under the heading "SQL INTERPOLATION", the
examples should be as follows (the difference being use of backticks instead
of single quotes around the command to be executed):

Current (wrong):
       testdb=> \set content '\'' 'cat my_file.txt' '\''

Correct:
       testdb=> \set content '\'' `cat my_file.txt` '\''



Current (wrong):
       testdb=> \set content 'sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt'

Correct:
       testdb=> \set content `sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt`


Cheers,

Derrell



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* Re: "man psql" \set documentation error
@ 2002-02-18 17:42  Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
  parent: Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread

From: Bruce Momjian @ 2002-02-18 17:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com; +Cc: pgsql-docs

Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com wrote:
> Running an application and \set'ing its output in a variable requires use of
> the backtick '`' operator.  Under the heading "SQL INTERPOLATION", the
> examples should be as follows (the difference being use of backticks instead
> of single quotes around the command to be executed):
> 
> Current (wrong):
>        testdb=> \set content '\'' 'cat my_file.txt' '\''
> 
> Correct:
>        testdb=> \set content '\'' `cat my_file.txt` '\''
> 
> 
> 
> Current (wrong):
>        testdb=> \set content 'sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt'
> 
> Correct:
>        testdb=> \set content `sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt`
> 

I just checked and it looks fine in current sources.  Does it look right
in your browser:

	http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/app-psql.html

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* Re: "man psql" \set documentation error
@ 2002-02-26 03:34  Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com
  parent: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread

From: Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com @ 2002-02-26 03:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>; +Cc: pgsql-docs

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:

> Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com wrote:
>> Running an application and \set'ing its output in a variable requires use of
>> the backtick '`' operator.  Under the heading "SQL INTERPOLATION", the
>> examples should be as follows (the difference being use of backticks instead
>> of single quotes around the command to be executed):
>> 
>> Current (wrong):
>>        testdb=> \set content '\'' 'cat my_file.txt' '\''
>> 
>> Correct:
>>        testdb=> \set content '\'' `cat my_file.txt` '\''
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Current (wrong):
>>        testdb=> \set content 'sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt'
>> 
>> Correct:
>>        testdb=> \set content `sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt`
>> 
>
> I just checked and it looks fine in current sources.  Does it look right
> in your browser:
>
> 	http://candle.pha.pa.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/app-psql.html

Yes, it looks correct in that html version; it just has the wrong character in
the nroff "man" version.

Cheers,

Derrell



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