On Aug 4, 3:08 pm, mag...@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Magnus Hagander) wrote: > nac1967 wrote: > > I am a PostgreSQL user, using the native windows version 8.2. I am new > > to PostgreSQL and am wondering if other users have suggestions > > regarding command line interfaces. I cannot for the life of me get > > readline to work on the Windows version. If you use IPython, for > > example, readline works fantastically with smart ctrl-P search of > > previous commands and tab completion. Does anyone know of a way either > > to get readline to work or another good command line interface? > > Readline only works with US keyboard layouts under native windows, > that's why it's been turned off in the binary builds. You are left with > the very limited commandline editing in the default windows command shell. > > If you are using only US keyboard layout, you can rebuild psql from > source (using the MingW build system) with readline. You only need to > rebuild psql - not libpq or the backend itself. > > //Magnus > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq Thank you for your response. I will try and build it with the MingW system. Next question: is it worth it? I.e., is the tab completion and the command history via readline good? ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
