From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
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To: | Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> |
Cc: | PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Bryce Nesbitt <bryce2(at)obviously(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Brendan Jurd <direvus(at)gmail(dot)com>, heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com |
Subject: | Re: Proposed patch - psql wraps at window width |
Date: | 2008-05-05 23:56:13 |
Message-ID: | 200805052356.m45NuDS17215@momjian.us |
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Gregory Stark wrote:
> "Bruce Momjian" <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
>
> > OK, so COLUMNS should take precedence. I assume this is going to
> > require us to read the COLUMNS enviroment variable in psql _before_
> > readline sets it, and that COLUMNS will only affect screen output, like
> > ioctl(). Is that consistent?
>
> What are you talking about? "screen output"?
>
> Are you even getting my emails? Please confirm that you receive this email.
Yes, I am getting your emails, but I have more than you to please.
Are others OK with $COLUMNS controlling screen output and file/pipe, or
perhaps COLUMNS controlling only file/pipe, as GNU ls does? I have
heard a few people say they only want \pset columns to control
file/pipe.
I have outlined the GNU ls behavior in a email I just sent.
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