Re: ctrl \ makes psql 8.2.5 dump core

On OS X (10.4.11) with Postgres 8.2.4, control-\ in psql just quits
(drops back to shell prompt).

On Jan 3, 2008, at 12:42 PM, Jeff Ross wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I found out this morning that entering CTRL \ at the psql prompt
> will make psql dump core. The is reproducible on the two machines I
> have here.  Another server running downtown just quits without
> dumping core.
> All are running 8.2.5 on OpenBSD.
>
> I thought I was in the editor, and that key combination invokes
> nano's search and replace function.
>
> jross@slony:/var/www/wykids/training-calendar $ psql --version
> psql (PostgreSQL) 8.2.5
> contains support for command-line editing
> jross@slony:/var/www/wykids/training-calendar $ psql wykids
> Welcome to psql 8.2.5, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
>
> Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
>        \h for help with SQL commands
>        \? for help with psql commands
>        \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
>        \q to quit
>
> jross@wykids localhost# Quit (core dumped)
>
> The core file is less than a meg in size, so I can either upload it
> to our web site or e-mail it directly to someone if anyone is
> interested.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff Ross
>
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