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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 58aa40e72ab..50ea0c910ee 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.102 2003/12/23 23:13:14 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.103 2004/01/20 19:49:34 tgl Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -2315,6 +2315,28 @@ testdb=> <userinput>\set content '\'' `sed -e "s/'/\\\\\\'/g" < my_file.txt` '\' </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>%[</literal> ... <literal>%]</literal></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Prompts may contain terminal control characters which, for + example, change the color, background, or style of the prompt + text, or change the title of the terminal window. In order for + the line editing features of readline to work properly, these + non-printing control characters must be designated as invisible + by surrounding them with <literal>%[</literal> and + <literal>%]</literal>. Multiple pairs of these may occur within + the prompt. For example, +<programlisting> +testdb=> \set PROMPT1 '%[%033[1;33;40m%]%n@%/%R%[%033[0m%#%] ' +</programlisting> + results in a boldfaced (<literal>1;</literal>) yellow-on-black + (<literal>33;40</literal>) prompt on VT100-compatible, color-capable + terminals. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> To insert a percent sign into your prompt, write |