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Re: Question about COPY command

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In response to Josh Harrison :
> Hi,
> A basic question about the COPY command syntax....
> This is the syntax in the postgres manual.
> 
> COPY tablename [ ( column [, ...] ) ]
> 
>     FROM { 'filename' | STDIN }
> ......
> .....
> 
> What is the difference between copying from 'filename' and copying from 'stdin' ???

Within psql, stdin is your keyboard. Otherwise, you can use COPY in a
UNIX-PIPE.


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