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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml')
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 3fd9959ed16..b825ca96a23 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -1135,7 +1135,8 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1 <para> For <literal>\copy ... from stdin</literal>, data rows are read from the same - source that issued the command, continuing until <literal>\.</literal> + source that issued the command, continuing until a line containing + only <literal>\.</literal> is read or the stream reaches <acronym>EOF</acronym>. This option is useful for populating tables in-line within an SQL script file. For <literal>\copy ... to stdout</literal>, output is sent to the same place @@ -1179,10 +1180,6 @@ SELECT $1 \parse stmt1 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> |