T E Schmitz wrote: > I have written a shell script to export data: > > psql -A -t -U $DBUSER -d $DB -c "$QUERY" -F ' ' > > Currently, I am using spaces as field separator but what I really want > is tabs. > > How can I specify a TAB character with the -F option?
This is really a shell question. On those I know, you'd type ^V <tab>. (Maybe it would work to use '\t' as well, not sure if psql interprets that.) -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
