Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Are others OK with $COLUMNS controlling screen output and file/pipe, or > perhaps COLUMNS controlling only file/pipe, as GNU ls does? I have > heard a few people say they only want \pset columns to control > file/pipe.
I agree with the latter. Anyone who is setting COLUMNS is going to set it to reflect the *screen* width they want; it has zero to do with what should happen for output going somewhere else than the screen. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers