Re: psql misbehaves because of a simple typo

> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > The fact that backslash commands inside parens clear the
> > counter is a minor anoyance but resonable behavior.
> 
> If they cleared the command buffer too, it might be construed
> as novice-friendly behavior (though I'd still call it broken).
> However, letting the counter get out of sync with the buffer
> contents cannot be called anything but a bug.

Maybe we should clear the counter _only_ if the user clears the buffer,
or sends the query to the backend with \g.

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