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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml | 17 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 32346e413f3..75392accf7d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.204 2008/05/14 04:07:01 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.205 2008/05/16 16:59:05 momjian Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -1555,7 +1555,8 @@ lo_import 152801 <term><literal>columns</literal></term> <listitem> <para> - Controls the target width for the <literal>wrapped</> format. + Controls the target width for the <literal>wrapped</> format, + and width for determining if wide output requires the pager. Zero (the default) causes the <literal>wrapped</> format to affect only screen output. </para> @@ -1717,10 +1718,9 @@ lo_import 152801 When the pager is <literal>off</>, the pager is not used. When the pager is <literal>on</>, the pager is used only when appropriate, i.e. the output is to a terminal and will not fit on the screen. - (<application>psql</> does not do a perfect job of estimating - when to use the pager.) <literal>\pset pager</> turns the - pager on and off. Pager can also be set to <literal>always</>, - which causes the pager to be always used. + <literal>\pset pager</> turns the pager on and off. Pager can + also be set to <literal>always</>, which causes the pager to be + always used. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -2734,8 +2734,9 @@ $endif <listitem> <para> - Used for the <literal>wrapped</> output format if - <literal>\pset columns</> is zero. + If <literal>\pset columns</> is zero, controls the + width for the <literal>wrapped</> format and width for determining + if wide output requires the pager. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |