Please include the list when replying. On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Gary Fu <g...@sigmaspace.com> wrote:
> Short answer: for simple commands, you can use shell-escaping of a >> double-quoted string. >> >> psql -c "\\copy \"Table\" from 'text file'" >> >> > This works on sh, but I tried this syntax on tcsh, it fails: > > 11:38am 72 g...@modular:~/sybase2postgres> psql -c "\\copy \"Table\" from > 'text file'" > Unmatched ". > > How to make it work on tcsh ? > Consult your shell's documentation. http://www.tcsh.org/tcsh.html/Lexical_structure.html http://www.tcsh.org/tcsh.html/Special_shell_variables.html#backslash_quote Apparently you can use "set backslash_quote=1" and then the original will work. Read the warning above about backslash_quote: Or use the long-version, which is pretty reliable. Derrick