Re: [PATCH] psql \n shortcut for set search_path =

David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> writes:
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:00:06PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> ISTM there was some discussion awhile back about user-definable
>> typing shortcuts in psql.

> In some sense, we already have them:

Good point:

regression=# show search_path ;
search_path
----------------
"$user",public
(1 row)

regression=# \set n 'set search_path ='
regression=# :n foo;
SET
regression=# show search_path ;
search_path
-------------
foo
(1 row)

So maybe what's needed here is a documentation example showing how you
can use a \set in ~/.psqlrc to provide this sort of functionality.

regards, tom lane