Jeremy Drake wrote: > On Wed, 20 Dec 2006, Philip Yarra wrote: > > > Mario wrote: > > > Even if you get a core dumped every time you press CTRL+\ ? why? > > > > Try ulimit -c 0, then run it (you should get no core dump) > > Then ulimit -c 500000, then run it (you should get a core dump) > > > > SIGQUIT is supposed to dump core. Ulimit settings can suppress generation of > > core files. The difference between your machine and your friend's is likely > > just the ulimit settings. > > If you want to type CTRL+\ you can redefine what char generates SIGQUIT > with stty quit command.
I think the problem Mario is really trying to solve is quitting at psql's "Password: " prompt. Ctrl-C is ignored at that point apparently. SIGQUIT (thus Ctrl-\ in most people's setup) does it but it also dumps core. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate