Arguile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 13:49, Tom Lane wrote: >> The first choice seems less verbose to me, but if anyone wants to make a >> case for the second, I'm open to it. Note that either of these could be >> put in ~/.psqlrc if someone wants autocommit off as their default.
> A case for the latter is that it's very similar to environment > variables, a well known system. > The main advantage I see -- other than the shell similarities -- is the > ability to call set with no arguments and get a listing of all the > options. This is currently much shorter than the already overburdened \? > screen and would concentrate all psql preference settings in one > location. Fair points. I'm sold on \set AUTOCOMMIT unless someone else wants to try to change my mind again ... regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html