> Looks like what I would have done if I knew C.
>
> The only issue remaining is a policy issue as to if psql should call an
> editor in /tmp at all, considering the issues raised bye the recent joe
> vulnerability, ie can we trust the editor not to do a crazy thing, like
> not creating a similarly predictable backup-file name etc. It should at
> least be documented so that a more parinoid sys-admin can make sure that
> users use a private TMPDIR.
Not sure it is worth the addition.
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