To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: "man psql" \set documentation error
References: <200202181742.g1IHg1x02806@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com
Reply-To: Derrell.Lipman@UnwiredUniverse.com
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:34:18 -0500
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	message of "Mon, 18 Feb 2002 12:42:01 -0500 (EST)")
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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