Re: explain output infelicity in psql

Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Robert Haas escribió:
>> On first blush, I'm inclined to suggest that the addition of + signs
>> to mark continuation lines is a misfeature.
> 
> EXPLAIN is a special case.  IMHO it should be dealt with accordingly.
> 

Is it?

Wouldn't it affect anyone who stuck XML in a txt column and wanted
to copy and paste it into a parser?

Perhaps single column output usually won't want the + signs (because
it's copy&pasteable) but multi-column output could?