Although not a PostgreSQL utility, in Linux, you can use screen or tmux to establish a connection and then disconnect.
On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 6:48 PM, David G. Johnston < david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Yves Dorfsman <y...@zioup.com> wrote: > >> >> On 9.3, is there any way to start a query, detach from the server and >> have the >> query keep going (long query that updates tables, but nothing is >> returned)? >> > > No. Sessions require an external client to maintain its connection. > > David J. > > > -- *Melvin Davidson* I reserve the right to fantasize. Whether or not you wish to share my fantasy is entirely up to you.
