I asked for this too, but it was voted down. Not sure why.
> Minor psql parser suggestion: consider semicolons on the end of a
> back-slashed psql interactive command to be line terminators, consistent
> with sql commands...example below.
>
> Regards,
> Ed Loehr
>
> emsdb=# \dt
> List of relations
> Name | Type | Owner
> ---------------------------------+-------+----------
> activity | table | postgres
> ...
>
> emsdb=# \d activity;
> Did not find any relation named "activity;".
>
> emsdb=# \d activity
> Table "activity"
> Attribute | Type |
> Modifier
> ---------------------------+-----------+---------------------------------------------------
> id | integer | not null default
> nextval('activity_id_seq'::text)
> ref_number | integer | not null
> contract_id | integer | not null
>
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