Re: [PATCH] psql \n shortcut for set search_path =

On 10 July 2012 18:24, David Fetter <david@fetter.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:00:06PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy@gmail.com> writes:
> > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 2:09 AM, Colin 't Hart <colin@sharpheart.org>
> wrote:
> > >> Attached please find a trivial patch for psql which adds a \n
> > >> meta command as a shortcut for typing set search_path =.
> >
> > > I think the use-case is a bit narrow: saving a few characters
> > > typing on a command not everyone uses very often (I don't), at the
> > > expense of adding yet another command to remember.
> >
> > Another point here is that we are running low on single-letter
> > backslash command names in psql.  I'm not sure that "SET
> > SEARCH_PATH" is so useful as to justify using up one of the ones
> > that are left.
> >
> > ISTM there was some discussion awhile back about user-definable
> > typing shortcuts in psql.
>
> In some sense, we already have them:
>
> \set FOO 'SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity;'
> ...
> :FOO
>
> Was there more to it?
>

Can I pass a parameter to ":FOO" ?

Cheers,

Colin