This is fixed in 7.3, due out in a few months.
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Linn Kubler wrote:
> Say, is it possible to pause the output of the \? command in psql? It just
> scrolls off the screen for me and I can't see all the options.
>
> Thanks,
> Linn
>
> "Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote in message
> news:26868.1031146820@sss.pgh.pa.us...
> > Christoph Dalitz <christoph.dalitz@hs-niederrhein.de> writes:
> > >> How can I get a list of existing databases or tables ?
> > >>
> > > Check the chapter "System Catalog" in the "Developer's Guide";
> > > esp. have a look at pg_class and pg_database.
> >
> > Also see the backslash commands in psql (\dt and \l in this case).
> >
> > regards, tom lane
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