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Re: SHOW ALL output too wide


  • From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
  • To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
  • Subject: Re: SHOW ALL output too wide
  • Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:12:15 -0000
  • Message-id: <26698478341628f8d5cff4533aa0a61c(at)biglumber(dot)com>

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> Well, that's hardly a reason to add something to the client that is
> already in the backend.  A much more general solution would be to either
> add a flag to SHOW ALL to supress the extra column (or one to add it),

An even more general solution is to use the features already built-in to
psql. Specifically, you can use a pager (e.g. "less" on unixy systems)
that supports horizontal scrolling, plus \pset pager always, thus fixing
the problem, regardless of what your terminal settings are.

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
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