Hi, I'm trying to pass variables on a bash script embedded with psql commands. cat header.txt "to1","from1","subject1" "to2","from2","subject2" "to3","from3","subject3" "to4","from4","subject4" cat b.sh #!/bin/bash two="2" psql -h localhost -U postgres -d mobile -c "create temp table header ( field_1 text not null, field_2 text not null, field_3 text not null ); \\copy header FROM header.txt CSV SELECT * FROM header limit "$two"; " When I execute b.sh ================================ ERROR: syntax error at or near "\" LINE 10: \copy header FROM header.txt CSV ^ How do I use \c (or any other psql commands beginning with a "\") in a bash script? Thanks. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general