On 2015-12-03 22:08:31 -0500, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > psql --help=variables shows variables treated specially by psql. And it > tells you > > Usage: > psql --set=NAME=VALUE > or \set NAME VALUE > > But some of the variables listed cannot usefully be set, only read, such as > > DBNAME the currently connected database name > HOST the currently connected database server > LASTOID the value of last affected OID > > These can be read in a script, but there is nothing useful you can do > with them on the command line.
Well, you can display them, which actually isn't uninteresting (-c '\echo :DBNAME'), and at least LASTOID is rather interesting for scripting purposes. > Also, for variables such as HISTCONTROL, IGNOREEOF, PROMPT*, they are > more commonly set in psqlrc, not on the command line. > > Should we trim this list down to variables that are actually useful to > set on the command line? I think the increased discoverability isn't a bad thing, so I'm inclined to not do that. > I also have some concerns about the listed environment variables. The > list of libpq PG* variables is incomplete, and if we're going to curate > the list, we surely don't need to show the "not recommended" PGPASSWORD > variable. > > That list probably also needs some ifdefs, since SHELL and TMPDIR don't > work on Windows, and PSQL_HISTORY only works when readline support is built. I don't have much an opinion about those. I think it's not too bad to show them regardless, nor is it bad to hide them. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
