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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 6e3525d7687..bb8d8f5eb41 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.79 2002/10/19 00:22:14 tgl Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.80 2002/11/08 19:12:21 momjian Exp $ PostgreSQL documentation --> @@ -1456,21 +1456,21 @@ lo_import 152801 <term><literal>pager</literal></term> <listitem> <para> - Toggles the use of a pager for query and <application>psql</> help output. If the - environment variable <envar>PAGER</envar> is set, the output - is piped to the specified program. Otherwise a platform-dependent default (such as + Controls use of a pager for query and <application>psql</> + help output. If the environment variable <envar>PAGER</envar> + is set, the output is piped to the specified program. + Otherwise a platform-dependent default (such as <filename>more</filename>) is used. </para> <para> - In any case, <application>psql</application> only uses the - pager if it seems appropriate. That means among other things - that the output is to a terminal and that the table would - normally not fit on the screen. Because of the modular nature - of the printing routines it is not always possible to predict - the number of lines that will actually be printed. For that - reason <application>psql</application> might not appear very - discriminating about when to use the pager. + When the pager is off, the pager is not used. When the pager + is on, the pager is used only when appropriate, i.e. the + output is to a terminal and will not fit on the screen. + (<application>psql</> does not do a perfect job of estimating + when to use the pager.) <literal>\pset pager</> turns the + pager on and off. Pager can also be set to <literal>always</>, + which causes the pager to be always used. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |