Ralph Smith <rsmith@10kinfo.com> writes:
> I have a one column .txt file on Ubuntu that I'm trying to upload, and ....
> \copy new_coupons '/home/rsmith/testfile.txt'
I think you need
\copy new_coupons from '...'
Like it says, it's supposed to match the backend syntax, modulo needing
a starting backslash and no ending semicolon.
regards, tom lane