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Re: [HACKERS] Re: your mail

Andrew Martin <martin@biochemistry.ucl.ac.uk>

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From: Andrew Martin <martin@biochemistry.ucl.ac.uk>
To: hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 1998-03-09T10:57:54Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
> >   By the way, I have a sugestion I'd like to do about psql:
> > 
> >   It would be a good idea, IMHO, that if psql is called alone (without
> > database nor any parameter), instead of try to connect to database 'user'
> > starts interactively without connection.  Then, simple calling "\c dbname"
> > would connect the user to the desired database.  What you think?
> >   Cheers,
> 
> This seems like a good idea.  Any comments?
> 
What about having an environment variable to check and if this isn't set either,
start without connecting.

i.e. Priority 1 is the command line
     Priority 2 the envvar
     Default, start without connection


Andrew

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