Re: "history" key in pgsql

On Thu, 2002-08-08 at 09:15, Alex Cheung Tin Ka wrote:
> Hi all,
>     I have some difficulties on typing the querys in the pgsql console
environment. once I type something wrong I should delete the whole line
and type in again.  I would like to know is there any tools that could
make it more like the "bash" shell environment.  Using the arrow key
there in the pgsql.
>

The feature you want is there already, provided that the readline
library is available when PostgreSQL is compiled.  Install the readline
development files and rebuild PostgreSQL.

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