Joseph Brenner <doomvox@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Okay: I think I'm closing in on the trouble. I didn't used to > have a ~/.psqlrc file, but recently I experimented with > creating one. When I have a .psqlrc file containing the magic > incantaion > \pset pager off > *Then* everything works. Ah! So, most likely, there is something wrong with the local installation of "more", or whatever the environment variable PAGER is set to. If you say "more somefile", does it behave reasonably? Check "echo $PAGER" as well. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general