Re: [SQL] use of arrow keys to traverse history

2001-04-26 Thread Martín Marqués
On Jue 26 Abr 2001 01:16, Grant wrote: > > That's because your version (talking about binaries) are not compiled > > with readline support. :-) > > Which binaries are not compiled with readline support? > > Why did this change from 7.0.3 -> 7.1? I don't have the slightest idea. Are you on rpms? I

Re: [SQL] use of arrow keys to traverse history

2001-04-25 Thread Martín Marqués
On Jue 26 Abr 2001 01:08, Grant wrote: > I am finding that I can't use the cursor keys at all in psql after I > upgraded to v7.1. I have installed v7.1 on redhat 7.1, mandrake 7.2, > redhat 6.2 and none of them allow me to use the cursors keys, where as > v7.0.3 did. I haven't changed anything on

Re: [SQL] use of arrow keys to traverse history

2001-04-25 Thread Grant
I am finding that I can't use the cursor keys at all in psql after I upgraded to v7.1. I have installed v7.1 on redhat 7.1, mandrake 7.2, redhat 6.2 and none of them allow me to use the cursors keys, where as v7.0.3 did. I haven't changed anything on the system except upgrade postgresql to v7.1. A

Re: [SQL] use of arrow keys to traverse history

2001-04-25 Thread Grant
> That's because your version (talking about binaries) are not compiled with > readline support. :-) Which binaries are not compiled with readline support? Why did this change from 7.0.3 -> 7.1? Thanks. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you

Re: [SQL] use of arrow keys to traverse history

2001-04-25 Thread Dorin Grunberg
You need to install Readline library. I know I used readline 4.1 and it works great. Dorin At 12:42 PM 4/25/2001 -0600, Peter J. Schoenster wrote: >Hi, > >Not sure where this question belongs ... I thought postgresql was >running under the bash shell where I can use up and down arrow >keys to

Re: [SQL] use of arrow keys to traverse history

2001-04-25 Thread Andrew Perrin
These do suggest (although not require) that the *user* postgres will be running bash when logged in. To check for sure, do: finger postgres which will give you the current shell among other things. However, this doesn't speak to what I think you're asking, which is command history and completi

[SQL] use of arrow keys to traverse history

2001-04-25 Thread Peter J. Schoenster
Hi, Not sure where this question belongs ... I thought postgresql was running under the bash shell where I can use up and down arrow keys to traverse my command history. I can do this in mysql but oddly not in oracle or postgresql. /home/postgres -rw-r--r-- 1 postgres postgres 1422 F