Format in psql

Hi,

I am using pgsql-7.2.3. Can i able to format the output of a SELECT sql in 
psql as perl format? 

Something like,
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| work_desc_id |                       short_desc                       |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
|            1 | Short description line 1                               |
|              | Short description line 2                               |
|              | Short description line 3                               |
|              | Short description line n                               |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------+

If yes, how can i do this? I have gone through the manual page of psql but
such formatting information donot appear over there. So, hope to get some
details over here. A link would be enough.

regards, 
bhuvaneswaran