Bruce Momjian escribió: > Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > > > I think it is best not to look at $COLUMNS at all. If the output is to a > > terminal, then use ioctl to query the terminal. And provide a \pset > > command > > to set a width explicitly, which can apply in all cases. > > Yes, that is pretty much what we have now, except we try for $COLUMNS if > ioctl() fails for interactive use.
On what platforms does ioctl() fail? -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers