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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:55:04 -0500
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On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 1:50=E2=80=AFPM Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.=
com>
wrote:

> My web searches suggest that using the psql command line I'm limited to
> moving the cursor one character at a time. Is there a way to use a small
> editor, e.g., joe on linux, to move by words or to the begining and end o=
f
> the line?


The PGDG prebuilt packages are built with libreadline.  Thus, if that's how
you installed psql, Home, End, Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right and Ctrl-w should work=
.

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Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
<Redacted> lobster!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 1:50=E2=80=AFPM R=
ich Shepard &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rshepard@appl-ecosys.com">rshepard@appl-e=
cosys.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_contain=
er"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor=
der-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">My web searches sugge=
st that using the psql command line I&#39;m limited to<br>
moving the cursor one character at a time. Is there a way to use a small<br=
>
editor, e.g., joe on linux, to move by words or to the begining and end of<=
br>
the line?</blockquote><div><br></div><div>The PGDG prebuilt packages are bu=
ilt with libreadline.=C2=A0 Thus, if that&#39;s how you installed psql, Hom=
e, End, Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right and Ctrl-w should work.</div><div>=C2=A0</div=
></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Death to &lt;Redacted&gt;, and=
 butter sauce.<div>Don&#39;t boil me, I&#39;m still alive.<br><div><div>&lt=
;Redacted&gt; lobster!</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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