RE: [QUESTIONS] Using psql \f to change delimiter to space

> > When I invoke psql, the default delimiter is the pipe "|"
> > character.  I can't find the correct syntax to
> > change the delimiter back to a single space.  If I
> > type :
> > \f <whitespace> -- delimiter stays at |
> > \f \<whitespace> -- delimiter stays at |
> >
> > Enclosing the space within single or double quotes produces
> > a delimiter that actually includes the quotes.  I tried
> > octal specification \040 for the space which also failed.
> >
> > Version 6.3.2 on Linux i386 (Redhat 4).
> >
> > What's the correct syntax?
>
> I just did
>
> \f \
>     ^ space here
>
> See:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> test=> \f \
> field separator changed to ''
> test=> select * from pg_user
> test-> \g
> usename usesysidusecreatedbusetraceusesuperusecatupdpasswd  valuntil
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------
> postgres     139t          t       t       t        ********Sat Jan 31
> 01:00:00 2037 EST
> (1 row)
>
Sorry to correct you Bruce but that causes the delimiter to be set to
nothing ('') not space (' ').

        -DEJ