Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> writes: > The trouble with uname -s is that its output is a bit variable. I think > this will work:
> testhost=`uname -a | sed 's/.* //'` What do you mean by "a bit variable"? And why would that fix it? The output of -a is *defined* to be the same as -s followed by other stuff. The reference page I'm looking at also points out that the -s string can contain embedded blanks. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers