>For kicks, how about \echo or \! Something that doesn't need a server to work. Sure: those do work. doom@tango:~$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql --dbname=doom --username=doom psql (9.6.1) Type "help" for help. doom=# select 'hello' as world; doom=# \echo 'yo' yo doom=# \! ls -lad p* drwxr-xr-x 1 doom doom 12 Nov 16 12:29 perl5 On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 7:48 PM, David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Saturday, December 3, 2016, Joseph Brenner <doomvox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> doom=# select 'hello' as world; >> doom=# >> >> Nothing else gives me any output either: \l, \du, etc. >> > > For kicks, how about \echo or \! Something that doesn't need a server to > work. > > David J, -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general