The majority of voices here was in favor of using \gx, so here is
another version of the same patch which implements that.
Christoph
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
new file mode 100644
index ae58708..e0302ea
*** a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
--- b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
*************** Tue Oct 26 21:40:57 CEST 1999
*** 1891,1896 ****
--- 1891,1908 ----
<varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>\gx [ <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable> ]</literal></term>
+ <term><literal>\gx [ |<replaceable class="parameter">command</replaceable> ]</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <literal>\gx</literal> is equivalent to <literal>\g</literal>, but
+ forces expanded output mode for this query.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><literal>\gexec</literal></term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
new file mode 100644
index f17f610..6e140fe
*** a/src/bin/psql/command.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/command.c
*************** exec_command(const char *cmd,
*** 910,917 ****
free(fname);
}
! /* \g [filename] -- send query, optionally with output to file/pipe */
! else if (strcmp(cmd, "g") == 0)
{
char *fname = psql_scan_slash_option(scan_state,
OT_FILEPIPE, NULL, false);
--- 910,920 ----
free(fname);
}
! /*
! * \g [filename] -- send query, optionally with output to file/pipe
! * \gx [filename] -- same as \g, with expanded mode forced
! */
! else if (strcmp(cmd, "g") == 0 || strcmp(cmd, "gx") == 0)
{
char *fname = psql_scan_slash_option(scan_state,
OT_FILEPIPE, NULL, false);
*************** exec_command(const char *cmd,
*** 924,929 ****
--- 927,934 ----
pset.gfname = pg_strdup(fname);
}
free(fname);
+ if (strcmp(cmd, "gx") == 0)
+ pset.g_expanded = true;
status = PSQL_CMD_SEND;
}
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/common.c b/src/bin/psql/common.c
new file mode 100644
index 5349c39..4534bd9
*** a/src/bin/psql/common.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/common.c
*************** PrintQueryTuples(const PGresult *results
*** 770,775 ****
--- 770,779 ----
{
printQueryOpt my_popt = pset.popt;
+ /* one-shot expanded output requested via \gx */
+ if (pset.g_expanded)
+ my_popt.topt.expanded = true;
+
/* write output to \g argument, if any */
if (pset.gfname)
{
*************** sendquery_cleanup:
*** 1410,1415 ****
--- 1414,1422 ----
pset.gfname = NULL;
}
+ /* reset \gx's expanded-mode flag */
+ pset.g_expanded = false;
+
/* reset \gset trigger */
if (pset.gset_prefix)
{
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/help.c b/src/bin/psql/help.c
new file mode 100644
index 3e3cab4..2aece7e
*** a/src/bin/psql/help.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/help.c
*************** slashUsage(unsigned short int pager)
*** 174,179 ****
--- 174,180 ----
fprintf(output, _(" \\copyright show PostgreSQL usage and distribution terms\n"));
fprintf(output, _(" \\errverbose show most recent error message at maximum verbosity\n"));
fprintf(output, _(" \\g [FILE] or ; execute query (and send results to file or |pipe)\n"));
+ fprintf(output, _(" \\gx [FILE] as \\g, but force expanded output\n"));
fprintf(output, _(" \\gexec execute query, then execute each value in its result\n"));
fprintf(output, _(" \\gset [PREFIX] execute query and store results in psql variables\n"));
fprintf(output, _(" \\q quit psql\n"));
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/settings.h b/src/bin/psql/settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 195f5a1..70ff181
*** a/src/bin/psql/settings.h
--- b/src/bin/psql/settings.h
*************** typedef struct _psqlSettings
*** 91,96 ****
--- 91,97 ----
printQueryOpt popt;
char *gfname; /* one-shot file output argument for \g */
+ bool g_expanded; /* one-shot expanded output requested via \gx */
char *gset_prefix; /* one-shot prefix argument for \gset */
bool gexec_flag; /* one-shot flag to execute query's results */
bool crosstab_flag; /* one-shot request to crosstab results */
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c
new file mode 100644
index 6e759d0..0bd2ae3
*** a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c
--- b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c
*************** psql_completion(const char *text, int st
*** 1338,1344 ****
"\\dm", "\\dn", "\\do", "\\dO", "\\dp", "\\drds", "\\ds", "\\dS",
"\\dt", "\\dT", "\\dv", "\\du", "\\dx", "\\dy",
"\\e", "\\echo", "\\ef", "\\encoding", "\\errverbose", "\\ev",
! "\\f", "\\g", "\\gexec", "\\gset", "\\h", "\\help", "\\H", "\\i", "\\ir", "\\l",
"\\lo_import", "\\lo_export", "\\lo_list", "\\lo_unlink",
"\\o", "\\p", "\\password", "\\prompt", "\\pset", "\\q", "\\qecho", "\\r",
"\\s", "\\set", "\\setenv", "\\sf", "\\sv", "\\t", "\\T",
--- 1338,1344 ----
"\\dm", "\\dn", "\\do", "\\dO", "\\dp", "\\drds", "\\ds", "\\dS",
"\\dt", "\\dT", "\\dv", "\\du", "\\dx", "\\dy",
"\\e", "\\echo", "\\ef", "\\encoding", "\\errverbose", "\\ev",
! "\\f", "\\g", "\\gx", "\\gexec", "\\gset", "\\h", "\\help", "\\H", "\\i", "\\ir", "\\l",
"\\lo_import", "\\lo_export", "\\lo_list", "\\lo_unlink",
"\\o", "\\p", "\\password", "\\prompt", "\\pset", "\\q", "\\qecho", "\\r",
"\\s", "\\set", "\\setenv", "\\sf", "\\sv", "\\t", "\\T",
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