[GENERAL] Running variable commands from psql

[Bruce Momjian]

Is there a way to pass a psql variable into a \! command in psql, e.g.:

        test=> \set x ls
        test=> \! :x
        :x: not found

I specifically want the currently connected database name to be passed
to a \! command.

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