Re: External psql editor

On Fri, 29 Apr 2022, Jan Wieck wrote:

> What you are missing is that even though the PSQL_EDITOR env variable is
> set, psql itself doesn't emulate that editor's behavior natively. You need
> to actually launch the editor (possibly while having a partial query in
> the buffer) with the \e command.

Jan,

Ah! That wasn't mentioned in the thread I read.

> While in psql, type \e and Enter. You will have the current query buffer
> in the editor. You can do this at the end of a partial (not yet semicolon
> terminated) query.

Can I set it before entering any command or better yet, when I invoke psql?

Thanks very much,

Rich