Comments on: keyboard shortcuts in psql http://www.depesz.com/index.php/2008/03/30/keyboard-shortcuts-in-psql/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: depesz http://www.depesz.com/index.php/2008/03/30/keyboard-shortcuts-in-psql/comment-page-1/#comment-27202 depesz Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:26:43 +0000 http://www.depesz.com/?p=1187#comment-27202 @kjusupov: i dont know macosx, but i heard thay have their own "very special" readline-alike library. and psql by default is liked with it. try to build psql/postgres with readline instead of the macosx thing, and it should be fine. @kjusupov:
i dont know macosx, but i heard thay have their own “very special” readline-alike library. and psql by default is liked with it.

try to build psql/postgres with readline instead of the macosx thing, and it should be fine.

]]> By: kjusupov http://www.depesz.com/index.php/2008/03/30/keyboard-shortcuts-in-psql/comment-page-1/#comment-27201 kjusupov Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:26:28 +0000 http://www.depesz.com/?p=1187#comment-27201 OK, after some reading I found out these: * Mac OS is using "editrc" instead of "readline", so $HOME/.editrc has to be configured And below what i was able to do: postgres@deimos:~ $ vim $HOME/.editrc bind -s "^[e" "explain analyze " bind -s "^[s" "select * from " To have the special characters "ctrl-v" and "option-e" insterted while in vim, I had to tick/enable "Terminal.app --> Preferences --> [*] Use option as meta key" OK, after some reading I found out these:

* Mac OS is using “editrc” instead of “readline”, so $HOME/.editrc has to be configured

And below what i was able to do:

postgres@deimos:~ $ vim $HOME/.editrc
bind -s “^[e" "explain analyze "
bind -s "^[s" "select * from "

To have the special characters "ctrl-v" and "option-e" insterted while in vim, I had to tick/enable "Terminal.app --> Preferences --> [*] Use option as meta key”

]]> By: kjusupov http://www.depesz.com/index.php/2008/03/30/keyboard-shortcuts-in-psql/comment-page-1/#comment-27200 kjusupov Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:26:18 +0000 http://www.depesz.com/?p=1187#comment-27200 I've followed your tip and tried to have this working in psql prompt, no success so far... I've been able to get that workin in shell prompt, but as soon as I run psql db_name, the shortcuts stop working... no response... PS: Using Mac OS X 10.5.6/ Terminal.app I’ve followed your tip and tried to have this working in psql prompt, no success so far…

I’ve been able to get that workin in shell prompt, but as soon as I run psql db_name, the shortcuts stop working… no response…

PS: Using Mac OS X 10.5.6/ Terminal.app

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