Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > 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 agree with the latter. Anyone who is setting COLUMNS is going to set > it to reflect the *screen* width they want; it has zero to do with > what should happen for output going somewhere else than the screen.
OK, that's what I thought, and what I think Peter wants, and what the posted patch does. -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers