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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/bin/psql/copy.c | 1 |
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index dceb8cdfd43..d0bd119842f 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -1082,6 +1082,10 @@ testdb=> destination, because all data must pass through the client/server connection. For large amounts of data the <acronym>SQL</acronym> command might be preferable. + Also, because of this pass-through method, <literal>\copy + ... from</literal> in <acronym>CSV</acronym> mode will erroneously + treat a <literal>\.</literal> data value alone on a line as an + end-of-input marker. </para> </tip> diff --git a/src/bin/psql/copy.c b/src/bin/psql/copy.c index 424a429e1e2..23363b038d0 100644 --- a/src/bin/psql/copy.c +++ b/src/bin/psql/copy.c @@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ handleCopyIn(PGconn *conn, FILE *copystream, bool isbinary, PGresult **res) * This code erroneously assumes '\.' on a line alone * inside a quoted CSV string terminates the \copy. * https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/E1TdNVQ-0001ju-GO@wrigleys.postgresql.org + * https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/bfcd57e4-8f23-4c3e-a5db-2571d09208e2@beta.fastmail.com */ if ((linelen == 3 && memcmp(fgresult, "\\.\n", 3) == 0) || (linelen == 4 && memcmp(fgresult, "\\.\r\n", 4) == 0)) |