Hi, as a user, I'd appreciate if psql's execution and output be- haviour when using the "-c" option would be explained more detailed in the documentation. Based on psql 8.*3*.7 (don't know if that will change in 8.4), I'd suggest:
| [...@lockfix ~/Desktop/Agenda/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref]$ cvs diff -u psql-ref.sgml | Index: psql-ref.sgml | =================================================================== | RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v | retrieving revision 1.223 | diff -u -r1.223 psql-ref.sgml | --- psql-ref.sgml 8 Apr 2009 22:29:30 -0000 1.223 | +++ psql-ref.sgml 14 Apr 2009 14:30:17 -0000 | @@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ | string to divide it into multiple transactions. This is | different from the behavior when the same string is fed to | <application>psql</application>'s standard input. | + Only the result of the <emphasis>last | + explicit</emphasis> SQL command (i. e. not a | + transaction wrapper added | + by <application>psql</application>) is displayed. | + </para> | + <para> | + If multiple <option>-c</option> options are given, | + only the <emphasis>last</emphasis> option is | + evaluated. | </para> | </listitem> | </varlistentry> | [...@lockfix ~/Desktop/Agenda/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref]$ TIA, Tim -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
