Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Hubert depesz Lubaczewski writes:
>> this is usually true, but if i'll try to use "tab" as field separator, i
>> cannot enter it like this:
>> psql -c "something" -A -t -F '\t'
>> it just returns fields separated by literally '\t', and not by tab-space
>> character.
> This command is parsed by the shell, so psql cannot do anything about it.
I think Hubert is right: psql is treating command-line -F strings
differently from the argument of \f. Seems like a bug to me too.
regards, tom lane