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| From: | T E Schmitz <mailreg(at)numerixtechnology(dot)de> |
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| Subject: | psql -F <TAB> |
| Date: | 2006-11-16 11:18:48 |
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I have written a shell script to export data:
psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F ' '
Currently, I am using spaces as field separator but what I really want
is tabs.
How can I specify a TAB character with the -F option?
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Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz
| From: | Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | T E Schmitz <mailreg(at)numerixtechnology(dot)de> |
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| Subject: | Re: psql -F <TAB> |
| Date: | 2006-11-16 11:58:12 |
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T E Schmitz wrote:
> I have written a shell script to export data:
>
> psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F ' '
>
> Currently, I am using spaces as field separator but what I really want
> is tabs.
>
> How can I specify a TAB character with the -F option?
This is really a shell question. On those I know, you'd type ^V <tab>.
(Maybe it would work to use '\t' as well, not sure if psql interprets
that.)
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| From: | T E Schmitz <mailreg(at)numerixtechnology(dot)de> |
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| Subject: | Re: psql -F <TAB> |
| Date: | 2006-11-16 12:09:34 |
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> T E Schmitz wrote:
>
>>I have written a shell script to export data:
>>
>>psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F ' '
>>
>>Currently, I am using spaces as field separator but what I really want
>>is tabs.
>>
>>How can I specify a TAB character with the -F option?
>
>
> This is really a shell question. On those I know, you'd type ^V <tab>.
True.
Ctrl-V <tab> works fine on the command-line.
> (Maybe it would work to use '\t' as well, not sure if psql interprets
> that.)
Unfortunately, it doesn't. As far as I know -F literally wants a <tab.
character and how I get it in really is a shell question.
Sorry for having gone off-topic. I was just hoping something like \t
could be passed, too.
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Regards,
Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz
| From: | Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com> |
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| Subject: | Re: psql -F <TAB> |
| Date: | 2006-11-16 12:37:02 |
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T E Schmitz wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>
>> T E Schmitz wrote:
>>
>>> I have written a shell script to export data:
>>>
>>> psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F ' '
>>>
>>> Currently, I am using spaces as field separator but what I really
>>> want is tabs.
>>>
>>> How can I specify a TAB character with the -F option?
> Sorry for having gone off-topic. I was just hoping something like \t
> could be passed, too.
>
Try:
psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F $'\t'
see:
man bash
HTH,
Joe
| From: | Kazuyuki Maejima <kmaejima(at)oak(dot)ocn(dot)ne(dot)jp> |
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| To: | T E Schmitz <mailreg(at)numerixtechnology(dot)de> |
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| Subject: | Re: psql -F <TAB> |
| Date: | 2006-11-16 14:31:57 |
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Joe Conway wrote:
> Try:
> psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F $'\t'
That's excellent, but please let me post a different way :)
by passing commands from stdin:
#!/bin/sh
cat <<EOT | psql -q -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB
\f '\t'
$QUERY
EOT
I think this will work even if your /bin/sh is not bash
(like FreeBSD and NetBSD).
Cheers,
Kazuyuki
| From: | T E Schmitz <mailreg(at)numerixtechnology(dot)de> |
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| Subject: | Re: psql -F <TAB> |
| Date: | 2006-11-16 15:36:03 |
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Joe Conway wrote:
> T E Schmitz wrote:
>
>> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>>
>>> T E Schmitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have written a shell script to export data:
>>>>
>>>> psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F ' '
>>>>
>>>> How can I specify a TAB character with the -F option?
>
> Try:
> psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F $'\t'
You're a star - that does the trick!
Regards,
Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz