Re: psql wrapped format default for backslash-dcommands

>>> On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 3:53 PM, in message
<200805092053(dot)m49Krq529089(at)momjian(dot)us>, Bruce Momjian
<bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:

> test=> \pset format wrapped
> Output format is wrapped.
> test=> \pset columns 50
> Target width for "wrapped" format is 50.
> test=> explain analyze select * from pg_type, pg_language;
> QUERY PLAN
> --------------------------------------------------
> Nested Loop (cost=1.03..25.86 rows=807 width=66
> 5) (actual time=0.037..4.528 rows=807 loops=1)
> -> Seq Scan on pg_type (cost=0.00..8.69 rows
> =269 width=555) (actual time=0.018..0.377 rows=2
> 69 loops=1)
> -> Materialize (cost=1.03..1.06 rows=3 width
> =110) (actual time=0.001..0.005 rows=3 loops=269
> )
> -> Seq Scan on pg_language (cost=0.00.
> .1.03 rows=3 width=110) (actual time=0.004..0.00
> 7 rows=3 loops=1)
> Total runtime: 5.490 ms
> (5 rows)
>
> Of course, running it on a 50-column display in 'aligned' mode isn't
> going to look good either.

With current production software, if I run in a 50 column window and
cut and paste into email, there aren't any line-ends in the email as
there would be with wrapped format.

-Kevin