Re: Redirecting query's output to a textfile?

If you use psql and your query is in a file, try this:

$psql <dbname>

<dbname># \o <filename> (puts the output of the next query in a file)

<dbname># \i <queryfile> (reads and executes the query from the file)


<dbname> \q (quit psql)


Peter Peltonen wrote:

> A basic question:
>
> How in PostgreSQL do I redirect the output of an SQL query to a textfile?
>
>

Hope this helps...
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