Re: bug in psql

> This seems strange:
> 
> nconway=> create table ddd\\bar;
> Invalid command \. Try \? for help.
> nconway-> select 1;

Notice ..^ secondary prompt here
Try \e between these two commands to see the
current query buffer. 


> ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "select"
> 

Because your query is actually:
CREATE TABLE ddd SELECT 1;



Try this:

CREATE TABLE ddd \d
(i int)
\e


OR

CREATE TABLE ddd\\bar;
\e


Or, are you saying you want to be able to create a table
with a backslash in the name by escaping the backslash?

If so, you can use:

CREATE TABLE "ddd\bar" (i int);