Re: Comfortably check BackendPID with psql

On 6/11/15 4:55 AM, Andres Freund wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 2015-06-11 09:41:17 +0000, Naoya Anzai wrote:
>> This is a so tiny patch but I think it is very useful for hackers and DBAs.
>> When we debug with psql, we frequently use "SELECT pg_backend_pid();".
>> This can change the input of the 24 characters to the only 4 characters!
>
> Not a big fan of that abbreviation itself. What I'd wondered about
> instead - and actually had patched into my psql at some point - is
> adding an appropriate escape to psql's PROMPT. I think that'd serve your
> purpose as well?

+3.14159; that would be hugely helpful when using gdb.
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