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* [PATCH v4 3/3] Adding the pg_stat_backend_transaction view
@ 2025-08-09 14:22  Bertrand Drouvot <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Bertrand Drouvot @ 2025-08-09 14:22 UTC (permalink / raw)

This view displays one row per server process, showing transaction statistics
related to the current activity of that process. It currently displays the pid,
the number of XIDs generated, the number of commits, the number of rollbacks and
the time at which these statistics were last reset.

It's built on top of a new function (pg_stat_get_backend_transactions()). The idea
is the same as pg_stat_activity and pg_stat_get_activity().

Adding documentation and tests.

XXX: Bump catversion
---
 doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml         | 115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql |   9 +++
 src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c  |  57 +++++++++++++
 src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat      |   9 +++
 src/test/regress/expected/rules.out  |   6 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/stats.out  |  17 ++++
 src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql       |  10 +++
 7 files changed, 223 insertions(+)
  51.7% doc/src/sgml/
   3.2% src/backend/catalog/
  23.1% src/backend/utils/adt/
   7.0% src/include/catalog/
   9.6% src/test/regress/expected/
   5.1% src/test/regress/sql/

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
index 3f4a27a736e..025641c2f70 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/monitoring.sgml
@@ -320,6 +320,20 @@ postgres   27093  0.0  0.0  30096  2752 ?        Ss   11:34   0:00 postgres: ser
       </entry>
      </row>
 
+     <row>
+      <entry>
+       <structname>pg_stat_backend_transaction</structname>
+       <indexterm><primary>pg_stat_backend_transaction</primary></indexterm>
+      </entry>
+      <entry>
+       One row per server process, showing statistics related to
+       the current activity of that process, such as number of commits and
+       rollbacks.
+       See <link linkend="monitoring-pg-stat-backend-transaction-view">
+       <structname>pg_stat_backend_transaction</structname></link> for details.
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+
      <row>
       <entry><structname>pg_stat_replication</structname><indexterm><primary>pg_stat_replication</primary></indexterm></entry>
       <entry>One row per WAL sender process, showing statistics about
@@ -1172,6 +1186,91 @@ description | Waiting for a newly initialized WAL file to reach durable storage
    </note>
  </sect2>
 
+ <sect2 id="monitoring-pg-stat-backend-transaction-view">
+  <title><structname>pg_stat_backend_transaction</structname></title>
+
+  <indexterm>
+   <primary>pg_stat_backend_transaction</primary>
+  </indexterm>
+
+  <para>
+   The <structname>pg_stat_backend_transaction</structname> view will have one row
+   per server process, showing statistics related to
+   the current activity of that process.
+  </para>
+
+  <table id="pg-stat-backend-transaction-view" xreflabel="pg_stat_backend_transaction">
+   <title><structname>pg_stat_backend_transaction</structname> View</title>
+   <tgroup cols="1">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       Column Type
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       Description
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       <structfield>pid</structfield> <type>integer</type>
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       Process ID of this backend
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       <structfield>xid_count</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       The number of XID that have been generated by the backend. It does not take
+       into account virtual transaction ID on purpose.
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       <structfield>xact_commit</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       The number of transactions that have been committed.
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+       <structfield>xact_rollback</structfield> <type>bigint</type>
+      </para>
+      <para>
+       The number of transactions that have been rolled back.
+      </para></entry>
+     </row>
+
+     <row>
+      <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition">
+        <structfield>stats_reset</structfield> <type>timestamp with time zone</type>
+       </para>
+       <para>
+        Time at which these statistics were last reset
+       </para></entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </table>
+
+  <note>
+   <para>
+    The view does not return statistics for the checkpointer,
+    the background writer, the startup process and the autovacuum launcher.
+   </para>
+  </note>
+ </sect2>
+
  <sect2 id="monitoring-pg-stat-replication-view">
   <title><structname>pg_stat_replication</structname></title>
 
@@ -4921,6 +5020,22 @@ description | Waiting for a newly initialized WAL file to reach durable storage
        </para></entry>
       </row>
 
+      <row>
+       <entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
+        <indexterm>
+         <primary>pg_stat_get_backend_transactions</primary>
+        </indexterm>
+        <function>pg_stat_get_backend_transactions</function> ( <type>integer</type> )
+        <returnvalue>setof record</returnvalue>
+       </para>
+       <para>
+        Returns a record of transaction statistics about the backend with the
+        specified process ID, or one record for each active backend in the system
+        if <literal>NULL</literal> is specified.  The fields returned are a
+        subset of those in the <structname>pg_stat_backend_transaction</structname> view.
+       </para></entry>
+      </row>
+
       <row>
        <entry id="pg-stat-get-backend-wal" role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
         <indexterm>
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
index 1b3c5a55882..ee3f653f360 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
@@ -911,6 +911,15 @@ CREATE VIEW pg_stat_activity AS
         LEFT JOIN pg_database AS D ON (S.datid = D.oid)
         LEFT JOIN pg_authid AS U ON (S.usesysid = U.oid);
 
+CREATE VIEW pg_stat_backend_transaction AS
+    SELECT
+            S.pid,
+            S.xid_count,
+            S.xact_commit,
+            S.xact_rollback,
+            S.stats_reset
+    FROM pg_stat_get_backend_transactions(NULL) AS S;
+
 CREATE VIEW pg_stat_replication AS
     SELECT
             S.pid,
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
index c756c2bebaa..fa92099e789 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
@@ -685,6 +685,63 @@ pg_stat_get_activity(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	return (Datum) 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns statistics of PG backends.
+ */
+Datum
+pg_stat_get_backend_transactions(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+#define PG_STAT_GET_BACKEND_STATS_COLS	5
+	int			num_backends = pgstat_fetch_stat_numbackends();
+	int			curr_backend;
+	int			pid = PG_ARGISNULL(0) ? -1 : PG_GETARG_INT32(0);
+	ReturnSetInfo *rsinfo = (ReturnSetInfo *) fcinfo->resultinfo;
+
+	InitMaterializedSRF(fcinfo, 0);
+
+	/* 1-based index */
+	for (curr_backend = 1; curr_backend <= num_backends; curr_backend++)
+	{
+		/* for each row */
+		Datum		values[PG_STAT_GET_BACKEND_STATS_COLS] = {0};
+		bool		nulls[PG_STAT_GET_BACKEND_STATS_COLS] = {0};
+		LocalPgBackendStatus *local_beentry;
+		PgBackendStatus *beentry;
+		PgStat_Backend *backend_stats;
+
+		/* Get the next one in the list */
+		local_beentry = pgstat_get_local_beentry_by_index(curr_backend);
+		beentry = &local_beentry->backendStatus;
+
+		/* If looking for specific PID, ignore all the others */
+		if (pid != -1 && beentry->st_procpid != pid)
+			continue;
+
+		backend_stats = pgstat_fetch_stat_backend_by_pid(beentry->st_procpid, NULL);
+
+		values[0] = Int32GetDatum(beentry->st_procpid);
+
+		if (!backend_stats)
+			continue;
+
+		values[1] = Int64GetDatum(backend_stats->xid_count);
+		values[2] = Int64GetDatum(backend_stats->xact_commit);
+		values[3] = Int64GetDatum(backend_stats->xact_rollback);
+
+		if (backend_stats->stat_reset_timestamp != 0)
+			values[4] = TimestampTzGetDatum(backend_stats->stat_reset_timestamp);
+		else
+			nulls[4] = true;
+
+		tuplestore_putvalues(rsinfo->setResult, rsinfo->setDesc, values, nulls);
+
+		/* If only a single backend was requested, and we found it, break. */
+		if (pid != -1)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return (Datum) 0;
+}
 
 Datum
 pg_backend_pid(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index 118d6da1ace..24ec3d861a2 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -5641,6 +5641,15 @@
   proargmodes => '{i,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o,o}',
   proargnames => '{pid,datid,pid,usesysid,application_name,state,query,wait_event_type,wait_event,xact_start,query_start,backend_start,state_change,client_addr,client_hostname,client_port,backend_xid,backend_xmin,backend_type,ssl,sslversion,sslcipher,sslbits,ssl_client_dn,ssl_client_serial,ssl_issuer_dn,gss_auth,gss_princ,gss_enc,gss_delegation,leader_pid,query_id}',
   prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_activity' },
+{ oid => '9555',
+  descr => 'statistics: statistics about currently active backends',
+  proname => 'pg_stat_get_backend_transactions', prorows => '100', proisstrict => 'f',
+  proretset => 't', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
+  prorettype => 'record', proargtypes => 'int4',
+  proallargtypes => '{int4,int4,int8,int8,int8,timestamptz}',
+  proargmodes => '{i,o,o,o,o,o}',
+  proargnames => '{pid,pid,xid_count,xact_commit,xact_rollback,stats_reset}',
+  prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_backend_transactions' },
 { oid => '6318', descr => 'describe wait events',
   proname => 'pg_get_wait_events', procost => '10', prorows => '250',
   proretset => 't', provolatile => 'v', prorettype => 'record',
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
index 35e8aad7701..ae376f96998 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
@@ -1847,6 +1847,12 @@ pg_stat_archiver| SELECT archived_count,
     last_failed_time,
     stats_reset
    FROM pg_stat_get_archiver() s(archived_count, last_archived_wal, last_archived_time, failed_count, last_failed_wal, last_failed_time, stats_reset);
+pg_stat_backend_transaction| SELECT pid,
+    xid_count,
+    xact_commit,
+    xact_rollback,
+    stats_reset
+   FROM pg_stat_get_backend_transactions(NULL::integer) s(pid, xid_count, xact_commit, xact_rollback, stats_reset);
 pg_stat_bgwriter| SELECT pg_stat_get_bgwriter_buf_written_clean() AS buffers_clean,
     pg_stat_get_bgwriter_maxwritten_clean() AS maxwritten_clean,
     pg_stat_get_buf_alloc() AS buffers_alloc,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out b/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
index 605f5070376..7079198bc06 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/stats.out
@@ -135,11 +135,28 @@ INSERT INTO trunc_stats_test1 DEFAULT VALUES;
 INSERT INTO trunc_stats_test1 DEFAULT VALUES;
 UPDATE trunc_stats_test1 SET id = id + 10 WHERE id IN (1, 2);
 DELETE FROM trunc_stats_test1 WHERE id = 3;
+-- in passing, check that backend's commit is incrementing
+SELECT xact_commit AS xact_commit_before
+  FROM pg_stat_backend_transaction WHERE pid = pg_backend_pid() \gset
 BEGIN;
 UPDATE trunc_stats_test1 SET id = id + 100;
 TRUNCATE trunc_stats_test1;
 INSERT INTO trunc_stats_test1 DEFAULT VALUES;
 COMMIT;
+SELECT pg_stat_force_next_flush();
+ pg_stat_force_next_flush 
+--------------------------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xact_commit AS xact_commit_after
+  FROM pg_stat_backend_transaction WHERE pid = pg_backend_pid() \gset
+SELECT :xact_commit_after > :xact_commit_before;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
 -- use a savepoint: 1 insert, 1 live
 BEGIN;
 INSERT INTO trunc_stats_test2 DEFAULT VALUES;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
index 54e72866344..0d6a408c7b5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/stats.sql
@@ -58,12 +58,22 @@ INSERT INTO trunc_stats_test1 DEFAULT VALUES;
 UPDATE trunc_stats_test1 SET id = id + 10 WHERE id IN (1, 2);
 DELETE FROM trunc_stats_test1 WHERE id = 3;
 
+-- in passing, check that backend's commit is incrementing
+SELECT xact_commit AS xact_commit_before
+  FROM pg_stat_backend_transaction WHERE pid = pg_backend_pid() \gset
+
 BEGIN;
 UPDATE trunc_stats_test1 SET id = id + 100;
 TRUNCATE trunc_stats_test1;
 INSERT INTO trunc_stats_test1 DEFAULT VALUES;
 COMMIT;
 
+SELECT pg_stat_force_next_flush();
+SELECT xact_commit AS xact_commit_after
+  FROM pg_stat_backend_transaction WHERE pid = pg_backend_pid() \gset
+
+SELECT :xact_commit_after > :xact_commit_before;
+
 -- use a savepoint: 1 insert, 1 live
 BEGIN;
 INSERT INTO trunc_stats_test2 DEFAULT VALUES;
-- 
2.34.1


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
2.47.3


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* [PATCH v2] Add \pset options for boolean value display
@ 2025-10-20 10:29  Álvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 264+ messages in thread

From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2025-10-20 10:29 UTC (permalink / raw)

The server's space-expedient choice to use 't' and 'f' to represent
boolean true and false respectively is technically understandable but
visually atrocious.  Teach psql to detect these two values and print
whatever it deems is appropriate.  In the interest of backward
compatability, that defaults to 't' and 'f'.  However, now the user can
impose their own standards by using the newly introduced display_true
and display_false pset settings.

Author: David G. Johnston <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwYts3vnfQ5AoKhEaKMTNMfJ443MW2kFswKwzn7fiofkrw@mail.gmail.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml     | 24 +++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/command.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/fe_utils/print.c               |  4 +++
 src/include/fe_utils/print.h       |  2 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/psql.out | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql      | 16 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1a339600bc4..06f1e08d87a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -3099,6 +3099,30 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1
           </listitem>
           </varlistentry>
 
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-false">
+          <term><literal>display_false</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a false value.
+          The default is to print <literal>f</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_false 'false'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
+          <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-display-true">
+          <term><literal>display_true</literal></term>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+          Sets the string to be printed in place of a true value.
+          The default is to print <literal>t</literal>, as that is the value
+          transmitted by the server.  For readability,
+          <literal>\pset display_true 'true'</literal> is recommended.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          </varlistentry>
+
           <varlistentry id="app-psql-meta-command-pset-expanded">
           <term><literal>expanded</literal> (or <literal>x</literal>)</term>
           <listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index cc602087db2..f7454daf6ed 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -2709,7 +2709,8 @@ exec_command_pset(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch)
 
 			int			i;
 			static const char *const my_list[] = {
-				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep", "expanded", "fieldsep",
+				"border", "columns", "csv_fieldsep",
+				"display_false", "display_true", "expanded", "fieldsep",
 				"fieldsep_zero", "footer", "format", "linestyle", "null",
 				"numericlocale", "pager", "pager_min_lines",
 				"recordsep", "recordsep_zero",
@@ -5300,6 +5301,26 @@ do_pset(const char *param, const char *value, printQueryOpt *popt, bool quiet)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->falsePrint);
+			popt->falsePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		if (value)
+		{
+			free(popt->truePrint);
+			popt->truePrint = pg_strdup(value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5474,6 +5495,20 @@ printPsetInfo(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 			   popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
 	}
 
+	/* show boolean 'false' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean false display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->falsePrint ? popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	}
+
+	/* show boolean 'true' display */
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+	{
+		printf(_("Boolean true display is \"%s\".\n"),
+			   popt->truePrint ? popt->truePrint : "t");
+	}
+
 	/* show field separator for unaligned text */
 	else if (strcmp(param, "fieldsep") == 0)
 	{
@@ -5743,6 +5778,12 @@ pset_value_string(const char *param, printQueryOpt *popt)
 		return psprintf("%d", popt->topt.columns);
 	else if (strcmp(param, "csv_fieldsep") == 0)
 		return pset_quoted_string(popt->topt.csvFieldSep);
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_false") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->falsePrint ?
+								  popt->falsePrint : "f");
+	else if (strcmp(param, "display_true") == 0)
+		return pset_quoted_string(popt->truePrint ?
+								  popt->truePrint : "t");
 	else if (strcmp(param, "expanded") == 0)
 		return pstrdup(popt->topt.expanded == 2
 					   ? "auto"
diff --git a/src/fe_utils/print.c b/src/fe_utils/print.c
index 73847d3d6b3..4d97ad2ddeb 100644
--- a/src/fe_utils/print.c
+++ b/src/fe_utils/print.c
@@ -3775,6 +3775,10 @@ printQuery(const PGresult *result, const printQueryOpt *opt,
 
 			if (PQgetisnull(result, r, c))
 				cell = opt->nullPrint ? opt->nullPrint : "";
+			else if (PQftype(result, c) == BOOLOID)
+				cell = (PQgetvalue(result, r, c)[0] == 't' ?
+						(opt->truePrint ? opt->truePrint : "t") :
+						(opt->falsePrint ? opt->falsePrint : "f"));
 			else
 			{
 				cell = PQgetvalue(result, r, c);
diff --git a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
index c99c2ee1a31..6a6fc7e132c 100644
--- a/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
+++ b/src/include/fe_utils/print.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ typedef struct printQueryOpt
 {
 	printTableOpt topt;			/* the options above */
 	char	   *nullPrint;		/* how to print null entities */
+	char	   *truePrint;		/* how to print boolean true values */
+	char	   *falsePrint;		/* how to print boolean false values */
 	char	   *title;			/* override title */
 	char	  **footers;		/* override footer (default is "(xx rows)") */
 	bool		translate_header;	/* do gettext on column headers */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
index fa8984ffe0d..c8f3932edf0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/psql.out
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ environment value
 border                   1
 columns                  0
 csv_fieldsep             ','
+display_false            'f'
+display_true             't'
 expanded                 off
 fieldsep                 '|'
 fieldsep_zero            off
@@ -464,6 +466,36 @@ unicode_border_linestyle single
 unicode_column_linestyle single
 unicode_header_linestyle single
 xheader_width            full
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+   n    |  t   |   f   
+--------+------+-------
+ (null) | true | false
+(1 row)
+
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+ n | t | f 
+---+---+---
+   | t | f
+(1 row)
+
+deallocate q;
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
index f064e4f5456..dcdbd4fc020 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/psql.sql
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@ select 'drop table gexec_test', 'select ''2000-01-01''::date as party_over'
 -- show all pset options
 \pset
 
+-- test the simple display substitution settings
+prepare q as select null as n, true as t, false as f;
+\pset null '(null)'
+\pset display_true 'true'
+\pset display_false 'false'
+execute q;
+\pset null
+\pset display_true
+\pset display_false
+execute q;
+\pset null ''
+\pset display_true 't'
+\pset display_false 'f'
+execute q;
+deallocate q;
+
 -- test multi-line headers, wrapping, and newline indicators
 -- in aligned, unaligned, and wrapped formats
 prepare q as select array_to_string(array_agg(repeat('x',2*n)),E'\n') as "ab
-- 
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