"Shinoda, Noriyoshi (PN Japan A&PS Delivery)" <noriyoshi.shin...@hpe.com> writes: > I propose a small improvement to the psql command. > Currently, psql's help/quit/exit command needs to start from the first > position of the prompt. > The attached patch allows the command to be executed ignoring leading white > spaces.
Please read the (very long) thread in which this behavior was designed: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CACYgWUnvCSeiFXyw9%2BVqHVAd%2BfUxYhsrGxacRGJao63gznV9UQ%40mail.gmail.com Allowing whitespace before the special command was part of the design early on, eg my proposal at https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/30157.1513058300%40sss.pgh.pa.us but we eventually decided not to, see further down at https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20180125204630.GA27619%40momjian.us If you want to reverse that decision you need to present cogent arguments why, not just send in a patch. regards, tom lane
