Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Tom Lane wrote: > >> What is "command output" and how does that differ from stdout? > > > In this case, stdout is going to psql's stdout, not to the command > > stdout. > > Hm, I didn't realize it worked like that. So "command output" means > "where SELECT output would go"? Is that what happens to COPY TO STDOUT? > (experiments ... I guess so.) > > > I thought pstdin/pstdout were very clear in helping folks remember how > > it is different from stdin/stdout. > > Fair enough. If we need two flavors of stdout too, then I agree that > names are better than "-".
We could get away with using '-' for stdin and stdout because we know by the "to"/"from" which it is, but again, the use of a synonym is confusing. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
