On 2024-02-07 20:13 +0100, Edwin UY wrote: > Sorry I didn't mention I am running the script as \i [sqlfile] > > More often than not, I do a \conninfo first to confirm which database I am > connecting to just to be safe. Wanting to redirect that information to the > output file is for reference in case there's an issue and I needed to prove > that I am indeed connected to the right database/host based on \conninfo. You can also use a wrapper script that runs \conninfo before prompting the user on whether to continue with the actual script or abort. For example: \conninfo \prompt 'continue? [yes/no] ' continue \if :continue \echo 'continue' \unset continue \i :script \else \echo 'abort' \quit \endif Run the wrapper by passing the script filename as variable :script: $ psql -v script=myscript.sql -f wrapper.sql | tee outfile > At the moment, using script [outfile] and \o | tee [outfile]. The latter > produces a cleaner output. Will search if there is a SQL that will give a > similar output to \conninfo or do you happen to have one :-) There's an active thread on -hackers about extending \conninfo. There you'll find a query[1] with functions that provide the same info. [1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20240206210605.GA3903769%40nathanxps13 -- Erik
