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On Mon, Dec 2, 2024 at 2:52=E2=80=AFPM Ken Dibble <ken@beckydibble.com> wro=
te:

> As  I stated, I was trying to figure out if there was a problem with the
> documentation.  Below is the documentation for -c and I cannot find
> anywhere it says you cannot use variables with it.  The only way that tha=
t
> could make sense is if declaring a variable is a psql specific feature an=
d
> -v is hiding behind that in the man page.
>
I could find no place where it is documented that declaring a variable is a
> psql specific feature.
>