CSN <cool_screen_name90001@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I did 'strace psql dbname' and this was the output > after hitting F1: > read(0, "\33", 1) = 1 > read(0, "O", 1) = 1 > read(0, "P", 1) = 1 > --- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) --- Hmm ... I don't have an F1 key, but I typed escape-O-P at a psql running under Linux, and got this: Process 28978 attached - interrupt to quit read(0, "\33", 1) = 1 read(0, "O", 1) = 1 read(0, "P", 1) = 1 write(2, "\7", 1) = 1 rt_sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0 read(0, So it seems fine here. I'm wondering if there's something broken about your machine's readline library. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings