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#include "postgres_fe.h"
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include "help.h"
#include "input.h"
#include "settings.h"
#include "sql_help.h"
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Macros

#define HELP0(str)   appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, _(str))
 
#define HELPN(str, ...)   appendPQExpBuffer(&buf, _(str), __VA_ARGS__)
 
#define ON(var)   ((var) ? _("on") : _("off"))
 
#define VALUE_OR_NULL(a)   ((a) ? (a) : "")
 

Functions

void usage (unsigned short int pager)
 
void slashUsage (unsigned short int pager)
 
void helpVariables (unsigned short int pager)
 
void helpSQL (const char *topic, unsigned short int pager)
 
void print_copyright (void)
 

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ HELP0

#define HELP0 (   str)    appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, _(str))

Definition at line 37 of file help.c.

◆ HELPN

#define HELPN (   str,
  ... 
)    appendPQExpBuffer(&buf, _(str), __VA_ARGS__)

Definition at line 38 of file help.c.

◆ ON

#define ON (   var)    ((var) ? _("on") : _("off"))

Definition at line 39 of file help.c.

◆ VALUE_OR_NULL

#define VALUE_OR_NULL (   a)    ((a) ? (a) : "")

Function Documentation

◆ helpSQL()

void helpSQL ( const char *  topic,
unsigned short int  pager 
)

Definition at line 584 of file help.c.

585{
586#define VALUE_OR_NULL(a) ((a) ? (a) : "")
587
588 if (!topic || strlen(topic) == 0)
589 {
590 /* Print all the available command names */
591 int screen_width;
592 int ncolumns;
593 int nrows;
594 FILE *output;
595 int i;
596 int j;
597
598 /* Find screen width to determine how many columns will fit */
599#ifdef TIOCGWINSZ
600 struct winsize screen_size;
601
602 if (ioctl(fileno(stdout), TIOCGWINSZ, &screen_size) == -1)
603 screen_width = 80; /* ioctl failed, assume 80 */
604 else
605 screen_width = screen_size.ws_col;
606#else
607 screen_width = 80; /* default assumption */
608#endif
609
610 ncolumns = (screen_width - 3) / (QL_MAX_CMD_LEN + 1);
611 ncolumns = Max(ncolumns, 1);
612 nrows = (QL_HELP_COUNT + (ncolumns - 1)) / ncolumns;
613
614 output = PageOutput(nrows + 1, pager ? &(pset.popt.topt) : NULL);
615
616 fputs(_("Available help:\n"), output);
617
618 for (i = 0; i < nrows; i++)
619 {
620 fprintf(output, " ");
621 for (j = 0; j < ncolumns - 1; j++)
622 fprintf(output, "%-*s",
623 QL_MAX_CMD_LEN + 1,
624 VALUE_OR_NULL(QL_HELP[i + j * nrows].cmd));
625 if (i + j * nrows < QL_HELP_COUNT)
626 fprintf(output, "%s",
627 VALUE_OR_NULL(QL_HELP[i + j * nrows].cmd));
628 fputc('\n', output);
629 }
630
632 }
633 else
634 {
635 int i,
636 pass;
637 FILE *output = NULL;
638 size_t len,
639 wordlen,
640 j;
641 int nl_count;
642
643 /*
644 * len is the amount of the input to compare to the help topic names.
645 * We first try exact match, then first + second words, then first
646 * word only.
647 */
648 len = strlen(topic);
649
650 for (pass = 1; pass <= 3; pass++)
651 {
652 if (pass > 1) /* Nothing on first pass - try the opening
653 * word(s) */
654 {
655 wordlen = j = 1;
656 while (j < len && topic[j++] != ' ')
657 wordlen++;
658 if (pass == 2 && j < len)
659 {
660 wordlen++;
661 while (j < len && topic[j++] != ' ')
662 wordlen++;
663 }
664 if (wordlen >= len)
665 {
666 /* Failed to shorten input, so try next pass if any */
667 continue;
668 }
669 len = wordlen;
670 }
671
672 /*
673 * Count newlines for pager. This logic must agree with what the
674 * following loop will do!
675 */
676 nl_count = 0;
677 for (i = 0; QL_HELP[i].cmd; i++)
678 {
679 if (pg_strncasecmp(topic, QL_HELP[i].cmd, len) == 0 ||
680 strcmp(topic, "*") == 0)
681 {
682 /* magic constant here must match format below! */
683 nl_count += 7 + QL_HELP[i].nl_count;
684
685 /* If we have an exact match, exit. Fixes \h SELECT */
686 if (pg_strcasecmp(topic, QL_HELP[i].cmd) == 0)
687 break;
688 }
689 }
690 /* If no matches, don't open the output yet */
691 if (nl_count == 0)
692 continue;
693
694 if (!output)
695 output = PageOutput(nl_count, pager ? &(pset.popt.topt) : NULL);
696
697 for (i = 0; QL_HELP[i].cmd; i++)
698 {
699 if (pg_strncasecmp(topic, QL_HELP[i].cmd, len) == 0 ||
700 strcmp(topic, "*") == 0)
701 {
702 PQExpBufferData buffer;
703 char *url;
704
705 initPQExpBuffer(&buffer);
706 QL_HELP[i].syntaxfunc(&buffer);
707 url = psprintf("https://www.postgresql.org/docs/%s/%s.html",
708 strstr(PG_VERSION, "devel") ? "devel" : PG_MAJORVERSION,
709 QL_HELP[i].docbook_id);
710 /* # of newlines in format must match constant above! */
711 fprintf(output, _("Command: %s\n"
712 "Description: %s\n"
713 "Syntax:\n%s\n\n"
714 "URL: %s\n\n"),
715 QL_HELP[i].cmd,
716 _(QL_HELP[i].help),
717 buffer.data,
718 url);
719 free(url);
720 termPQExpBuffer(&buffer);
721
722 /* If we have an exact match, exit. Fixes \h SELECT */
723 if (pg_strcasecmp(topic, QL_HELP[i].cmd) == 0)
724 break;
725 }
726 }
727 break;
728 }
729
730 /* If we never found anything, report that */
731 if (!output)
732 {
733 output = PageOutput(2, pager ? &(pset.popt.topt) : NULL);
734 fprintf(output, _("No help available for \"%s\".\n"
735 "Try \\h with no arguments to see available help.\n"),
736 topic);
737 }
738
740 }
741}
#define Max(x, y)
Definition: c.h:969
#define fprintf(file, fmt, msg)
Definition: cubescan.l:21
#define _(x)
Definition: elog.c:91
FILE * PageOutput(int lines, const printTableOpt *topt)
Definition: print.c:3089
void ClosePager(FILE *pagerpipe)
Definition: print.c:3141
#define free(a)
Definition: header.h:65
#define VALUE_OR_NULL(a)
FILE * output
int j
Definition: isn.c:78
int i
Definition: isn.c:77
const void size_t len
int pg_strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
Definition: pgstrcasecmp.c:36
int pg_strncasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t n)
Definition: pgstrcasecmp.c:69
void initPQExpBuffer(PQExpBuffer str)
Definition: pqexpbuffer.c:90
void termPQExpBuffer(PQExpBuffer str)
Definition: pqexpbuffer.c:129
char * psprintf(const char *fmt,...)
Definition: psprintf.c:43
PsqlSettings pset
Definition: startup.c:32
printQueryOpt popt
Definition: settings.h:112
printTableOpt topt
Definition: print.h:185

References _, ClosePager(), PQExpBufferData::data, fprintf, free, generate_unaccent_rules::help, i, initPQExpBuffer(), j, len, Max, output, PageOutput(), pg_strcasecmp(), pg_strncasecmp(), _psqlSettings::popt, pset, psprintf(), generate_unaccent_rules::stdout, termPQExpBuffer(), printQueryOpt::topt, and VALUE_OR_NULL.

Referenced by exec_command_help().

◆ helpVariables()

void helpVariables ( unsigned short int  pager)

Definition at line 369 of file help.c.

370{
372 int nlcount;
373 FILE *output;
374
375 /*
376 * To avoid counting the output lines manually, build the output in "buf"
377 * and then count them.
378 */
380
381 HELP0("List of specially treated variables\n\n");
382
383 HELP0("psql variables:\n");
384 HELP0("Usage:\n");
385 HELP0(" psql --set=NAME=VALUE\n or \\set NAME VALUE inside psql\n\n");
386
387 HELP0(" AUTOCOMMIT\n"
388 " if set, successful SQL commands are automatically committed\n");
389 HELP0(" COMP_KEYWORD_CASE\n"
390 " determines the case used to complete SQL key words\n"
391 " [lower, upper, preserve-lower, preserve-upper]\n");
392 HELP0(" DBNAME\n"
393 " the currently connected database name\n");
394 HELP0(" ECHO\n"
395 " controls what input is written to standard output\n"
396 " [all, errors, none, queries]\n");
397 HELP0(" ECHO_HIDDEN\n"
398 " if set, display internal queries executed by backslash commands;\n"
399 " if set to \"noexec\", just show them without execution\n");
400 HELP0(" ENCODING\n"
401 " current client character set encoding\n");
402 HELP0(" ERROR\n"
403 " \"true\" if last query failed, else \"false\"\n");
404 HELP0(" FETCH_COUNT\n"
405 " the number of result rows to fetch and display at a time (0 = unlimited)\n");
406 HELP0(" HIDE_TABLEAM\n"
407 " if set, table access methods are not displayed\n");
408 HELP0(" HIDE_TOAST_COMPRESSION\n"
409 " if set, compression methods are not displayed\n");
410 HELP0(" HISTCONTROL\n"
411 " controls command history [ignorespace, ignoredups, ignoreboth]\n");
412 HELP0(" HISTFILE\n"
413 " file name used to store the command history\n");
414 HELP0(" HISTSIZE\n"
415 " maximum number of commands to store in the command history\n");
416 HELP0(" HOST\n"
417 " the currently connected database server host\n");
418 HELP0(" IGNOREEOF\n"
419 " number of EOFs needed to terminate an interactive session\n");
420 HELP0(" LASTOID\n"
421 " value of the last affected OID\n");
422 HELP0(" LAST_ERROR_MESSAGE\n"
423 " LAST_ERROR_SQLSTATE\n"
424 " message and SQLSTATE of last error, or empty string and \"00000\" if none\n");
425 HELP0(" ON_ERROR_ROLLBACK\n"
426 " if set, an error doesn't stop a transaction (uses implicit savepoints)\n");
427 HELP0(" ON_ERROR_STOP\n"
428 " stop batch execution after error\n");
429 HELP0(" PORT\n"
430 " server port of the current connection\n");
431 HELP0(" PROMPT1\n"
432 " specifies the standard psql prompt\n");
433 HELP0(" PROMPT2\n"
434 " specifies the prompt used when a statement continues from a previous line\n");
435 HELP0(" PROMPT3\n"
436 " specifies the prompt used during COPY ... FROM STDIN\n");
437 HELP0(" QUIET\n"
438 " run quietly (same as -q option)\n");
439 HELP0(" ROW_COUNT\n"
440 " number of rows returned or affected by last query, or 0\n");
441 HELP0(" SERVER_VERSION_NAME\n"
442 " SERVER_VERSION_NUM\n"
443 " server's version (in short string or numeric format)\n");
444 HELP0(" SHELL_ERROR\n"
445 " \"true\" if the last shell command failed, \"false\" if it succeeded\n");
446 HELP0(" SHELL_EXIT_CODE\n"
447 " exit status of the last shell command\n");
448 HELP0(" SHOW_ALL_RESULTS\n"
449 " show all results of a combined query (\\;) instead of only the last\n");
450 HELP0(" SHOW_CONTEXT\n"
451 " controls display of message context fields [never, errors, always]\n");
452 HELP0(" SINGLELINE\n"
453 " if set, end of line terminates SQL commands (same as -S option)\n");
454 HELP0(" SINGLESTEP\n"
455 " single-step mode (same as -s option)\n");
456 HELP0(" SQLSTATE\n"
457 " SQLSTATE of last query, or \"00000\" if no error\n");
458 HELP0(" USER\n"
459 " the currently connected database user\n");
460 HELP0(" VERBOSITY\n"
461 " controls verbosity of error reports [default, verbose, terse, sqlstate]\n");
462 HELP0(" VERSION\n"
463 " VERSION_NAME\n"
464 " VERSION_NUM\n"
465 " psql's version (in verbose string, short string, or numeric format)\n");
466 HELP0(" WATCH_INTERVAL\n"
467 " if set to a number, overrides the default two second \\watch interval\n");
468
469 HELP0("\nDisplay settings:\n");
470 HELP0("Usage:\n");
471 HELP0(" psql --pset=NAME[=VALUE]\n or \\pset NAME [VALUE] inside psql\n\n");
472
473 HELP0(" border\n"
474 " border style (number)\n");
475 HELP0(" columns\n"
476 " target width for the wrapped format\n");
477 HELP0(" expanded (or x)\n"
478 " expanded output [on, off, auto]\n");
479 HELPN(" fieldsep\n"
480 " field separator for unaligned output (default \"%s\")\n",
482 HELP0(" fieldsep_zero\n"
483 " set field separator for unaligned output to a zero byte\n");
484 HELP0(" footer\n"
485 " enable or disable display of the table footer [on, off]\n");
486 HELP0(" format\n"
487 " set output format [unaligned, aligned, wrapped, html, asciidoc, ...]\n");
488 HELP0(" linestyle\n"
489 " set the border line drawing style [ascii, old-ascii, unicode]\n");
490 HELP0(" null\n"
491 " set the string to be printed in place of a null value\n");
492 HELP0(" numericlocale\n"
493 " enable display of a locale-specific character to separate groups of digits\n");
494 HELP0(" pager\n"
495 " control when an external pager is used [yes, no, always]\n");
496 HELP0(" recordsep\n"
497 " record (line) separator for unaligned output\n");
498 HELP0(" recordsep_zero\n"
499 " set record separator for unaligned output to a zero byte\n");
500 HELP0(" tableattr (or T)\n"
501 " specify attributes for table tag in html format, or proportional\n"
502 " column widths for left-aligned data types in latex-longtable format\n");
503 HELP0(" title\n"
504 " set the table title for subsequently printed tables\n");
505 HELP0(" tuples_only\n"
506 " if set, only actual table data is shown\n");
507 HELP0(" unicode_border_linestyle\n"
508 " unicode_column_linestyle\n"
509 " unicode_header_linestyle\n"
510 " set the style of Unicode line drawing [single, double]\n");
511 HELP0(" xheader_width\n"
512 " set the maximum width of the header for expanded output\n"
513 " [full, column, page, integer value]\n");
514
515 HELP0("\nEnvironment variables:\n");
516 HELP0("Usage:\n");
517
518#ifndef WIN32
519 HELP0(" NAME=VALUE [NAME=VALUE] psql ...\n or \\setenv NAME [VALUE] inside psql\n\n");
520#else
521 HELP0(" set NAME=VALUE\n psql ...\n or \\setenv NAME [VALUE] inside psql\n\n");
522#endif
523
524 HELP0(" COLUMNS\n"
525 " number of columns for wrapped format\n");
526 HELP0(" PGAPPNAME\n"
527 " same as the application_name connection parameter\n");
528 HELP0(" PGDATABASE\n"
529 " same as the dbname connection parameter\n");
530 HELP0(" PGHOST\n"
531 " same as the host connection parameter\n");
532 HELP0(" PGPASSFILE\n"
533 " password file name\n");
534 HELP0(" PGPASSWORD\n"
535 " connection password (not recommended)\n");
536 HELP0(" PGPORT\n"
537 " same as the port connection parameter\n");
538 HELP0(" PGUSER\n"
539 " same as the user connection parameter\n");
540 HELP0(" PSQL_EDITOR, EDITOR, VISUAL\n"
541 " editor used by the \\e, \\ef, and \\ev commands\n");
542 HELP0(" PSQL_EDITOR_LINENUMBER_ARG\n"
543 " how to specify a line number when invoking the editor\n");
544 HELP0(" PSQL_HISTORY\n"
545 " alternative location for the command history file\n");
546 HELP0(" PSQL_PAGER, PAGER\n"
547 " name of external pager program\n");
548#ifndef WIN32
549 HELP0(" PSQL_WATCH_PAGER\n"
550 " name of external pager program used for \\watch\n");
551#endif
552 HELP0(" PSQLRC\n"
553 " alternative location for the user's .psqlrc file\n");
554 HELP0(" SHELL\n"
555 " shell used by the \\! command\n");
556 HELP0(" TMPDIR\n"
557 " directory for temporary files\n");
558
559 /* Now we can count the lines. */
560 nlcount = 0;
561 for (const char *ptr = buf.data; *ptr; ptr++)
562 {
563 if (*ptr == '\n')
564 nlcount++;
565 }
566
567 /* And dump the output, with appropriate pagination. */
568 output = PageOutput(nlcount, pager ? &(pset.popt.topt) : NULL);
569
570 fputs(buf.data, output);
571
573
575}
#define HELPN(str,...)
Definition: help.c:38
#define HELP0(str)
Definition: help.c:37
static char * buf
Definition: pg_test_fsync.c:72
#define DEFAULT_FIELD_SEP
Definition: settings.h:15

References buf, ClosePager(), DEFAULT_FIELD_SEP, HELP0, HELPN, initPQExpBuffer(), output, PageOutput(), _psqlSettings::popt, pset, termPQExpBuffer(), and printQueryOpt::topt.

Referenced by exec_command_slash_command_help(), and parse_psql_options().

◆ print_copyright()

void print_copyright ( void  )

Definition at line 746 of file help.c.

747{
748 puts("PostgreSQL Database Management System\n"
749 "(formerly known as Postgres, then as Postgres95)\n\n"
750 "Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2025, PostgreSQL Global Development Group\n\n"
751 "Portions Copyright (c) 1994, The Regents of the University of California\n\n"
752 "Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its\n"
753 "documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement\n"
754 "is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this\n"
755 "paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies.\n\n"
756 "IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR\n"
757 "DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING\n"
758 "LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS\n"
759 "DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE\n"
760 "POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.\n\n"
761 "THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES,\n"
762 "INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY\n"
763 "AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS\n"
764 "ON AN \"AS IS\" BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO\n"
765 "PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.\n");
766}

Referenced by exec_command_copyright().

◆ slashUsage()

void slashUsage ( unsigned short int  pager)

Definition at line 148 of file help.c.

149{
151 int nlcount;
152 FILE *output;
153 char *currdb;
154
155 currdb = PQdb(pset.db);
156
157 /*
158 * To avoid counting the output lines manually, build the output in "buf"
159 * and then count them.
160 */
162
163 HELP0("General\n");
164 HELP0(" \\copyright show PostgreSQL usage and distribution terms\n");
165 HELP0(" \\crosstabview [COLUMNS] execute query and display result in crosstab\n");
166 HELP0(" \\errverbose show most recent error message at maximum verbosity\n");
167 HELP0(" \\g [(OPTIONS)] [FILE] execute query (and send result to file or |pipe);\n"
168 " \\g with no arguments is equivalent to a semicolon\n");
169 HELP0(" \\gdesc describe result of query, without executing it\n");
170 HELP0(" \\gexec execute query, then execute each value in its result\n");
171 HELP0(" \\gset [PREFIX] execute query and store result in psql variables\n");
172 HELP0(" \\gx [(OPTIONS)] [FILE] as \\g, but forces expanded output mode\n");
173 HELP0(" \\q quit psql\n");
174 HELP0(" \\watch [[i=]SEC] [c=N] [m=MIN]\n"
175 " execute query every SEC seconds, up to N times,\n"
176 " stop if less than MIN rows are returned\n");
177 HELP0("\n");
178
179 HELP0("Help\n");
180
181 HELP0(" \\? [commands] show help on backslash commands\n");
182 HELP0(" \\? options show help on psql command-line options\n");
183 HELP0(" \\? variables show help on special variables\n");
184 HELP0(" \\h [NAME] help on syntax of SQL commands, * for all commands\n");
185 HELP0("\n");
186
187 HELP0("Query Buffer\n");
188 HELP0(" \\e [FILE] [LINE] edit the query buffer (or file) with external editor\n");
189 HELP0(" \\ef [FUNCNAME [LINE]] edit function definition with external editor\n");
190 HELP0(" \\ev [VIEWNAME [LINE]] edit view definition with external editor\n");
191 HELP0(" \\p show the contents of the query buffer\n");
192 HELP0(" \\r reset (clear) the query buffer\n");
193#ifdef USE_READLINE
194 HELP0(" \\s [FILE] display history or save it to file\n");
195#endif
196 HELP0(" \\w FILE write query buffer to file\n");
197 HELP0("\n");
198
199 HELP0("Input/Output\n");
200 HELP0(" \\copy ... perform SQL COPY with data stream to the client host\n");
201 HELP0(" \\echo [-n] [STRING] write string to standard output (-n for no newline)\n");
202 HELP0(" \\i FILE execute commands from file\n");
203 HELP0(" \\ir FILE as \\i, but relative to location of current script\n");
204 HELP0(" \\o [FILE] send all query results to file or |pipe\n");
205 HELP0(" \\qecho [-n] [STRING] write string to \\o output stream (-n for no newline)\n");
206 HELP0(" \\warn [-n] [STRING] write string to standard error (-n for no newline)\n");
207 HELP0("\n");
208
209 HELP0("Conditional\n");
210 HELP0(" \\if EXPR begin conditional block\n");
211 HELP0(" \\elif EXPR alternative within current conditional block\n");
212 HELP0(" \\else final alternative within current conditional block\n");
213 HELP0(" \\endif end conditional block\n");
214 HELP0("\n");
215
216 HELP0("Informational\n");
217 HELP0(" (options: S = show system objects, x = expanded mode, + = additional detail)\n");
218 HELP0(" \\d[Sx+] list tables, views, and sequences\n");
219 HELP0(" \\d[S+] NAME describe table, view, sequence, or index\n");
220 HELP0(" \\da[Sx] [PATTERN] list aggregates\n");
221 HELP0(" \\dA[x+] [PATTERN] list access methods\n");
222 HELP0(" \\dAc[x+] [AMPTRN [TYPEPTRN]] list operator classes\n");
223 HELP0(" \\dAf[x+] [AMPTRN [TYPEPTRN]] list operator families\n");
224 HELP0(" \\dAo[x+] [AMPTRN [OPFPTRN]] list operators of operator families\n");
225 HELP0(" \\dAp[x+] [AMPTRN [OPFPTRN]] list support functions of operator families\n");
226 HELP0(" \\db[x+] [PATTERN] list tablespaces\n");
227 HELP0(" \\dc[Sx+] [PATTERN] list conversions\n");
228 HELP0(" \\dconfig[x+] [PATTERN] list configuration parameters\n");
229 HELP0(" \\dC[x+] [PATTERN] list casts\n");
230 HELP0(" \\dd[Sx] [PATTERN] show object descriptions not displayed elsewhere\n");
231 HELP0(" \\dD[Sx+] [PATTERN] list domains\n");
232 HELP0(" \\ddp[x] [PATTERN] list default privileges\n");
233 HELP0(" \\dE[Sx+] [PATTERN] list foreign tables\n");
234 HELP0(" \\des[x+] [PATTERN] list foreign servers\n");
235 HELP0(" \\det[x+] [PATTERN] list foreign tables\n");
236 HELP0(" \\deu[x+] [PATTERN] list user mappings\n");
237 HELP0(" \\dew[x+] [PATTERN] list foreign-data wrappers\n");
238 HELP0(" \\df[anptw][Sx+] [FUNCPTRN [TYPEPTRN ...]]\n"
239 " list [only agg/normal/procedure/trigger/window] functions\n");
240 HELP0(" \\dF[x+] [PATTERN] list text search configurations\n");
241 HELP0(" \\dFd[x+] [PATTERN] list text search dictionaries\n");
242 HELP0(" \\dFp[x+] [PATTERN] list text search parsers\n");
243 HELP0(" \\dFt[x+] [PATTERN] list text search templates\n");
244 HELP0(" \\dg[Sx+] [PATTERN] list roles\n");
245 HELP0(" \\di[Sx+] [PATTERN] list indexes\n");
246 HELP0(" \\dl[x+] list large objects, same as \\lo_list\n");
247 HELP0(" \\dL[Sx+] [PATTERN] list procedural languages\n");
248 HELP0(" \\dm[Sx+] [PATTERN] list materialized views\n");
249 HELP0(" \\dn[Sx+] [PATTERN] list schemas\n");
250 HELP0(" \\do[Sx+] [OPPTRN [TYPEPTRN [TYPEPTRN]]]\n"
251 " list operators\n");
252 HELP0(" \\dO[Sx+] [PATTERN] list collations\n");
253 HELP0(" \\dp[Sx] [PATTERN] list table, view, and sequence access privileges\n");
254 HELP0(" \\dP[itnx+] [PATTERN] list [only index/table] partitioned relations [n=nested]\n");
255 HELP0(" \\drds[x] [ROLEPTRN [DBPTRN]] list per-database role settings\n");
256 HELP0(" \\drg[Sx] [PATTERN] list role grants\n");
257 HELP0(" \\dRp[x+] [PATTERN] list replication publications\n");
258 HELP0(" \\dRs[x+] [PATTERN] list replication subscriptions\n");
259 HELP0(" \\ds[Sx+] [PATTERN] list sequences\n");
260 HELP0(" \\dt[Sx+] [PATTERN] list tables\n");
261 HELP0(" \\dT[Sx+] [PATTERN] list data types\n");
262 HELP0(" \\du[Sx+] [PATTERN] list roles\n");
263 HELP0(" \\dv[Sx+] [PATTERN] list views\n");
264 HELP0(" \\dx[x+] [PATTERN] list extensions\n");
265 HELP0(" \\dX[x] [PATTERN] list extended statistics\n");
266 HELP0(" \\dy[x+] [PATTERN] list event triggers\n");
267 HELP0(" \\l[x+] [PATTERN] list databases\n");
268 HELP0(" \\sf[+] FUNCNAME show a function's definition\n");
269 HELP0(" \\sv[+] VIEWNAME show a view's definition\n");
270 HELP0(" \\z[Sx] [PATTERN] same as \\dp\n");
271 HELP0("\n");
272
273 HELP0("Large Objects\n");
274 HELP0(" \\lo_export LOBOID FILE write large object to file\n");
275 HELP0(" \\lo_import FILE [COMMENT]\n"
276 " read large object from file\n");
277 HELP0(" \\lo_list[x+] list large objects\n");
278 HELP0(" \\lo_unlink LOBOID delete a large object\n");
279 HELP0("\n");
280
281 HELP0("Formatting\n");
282 HELP0(" \\a toggle between unaligned and aligned output mode\n");
283 HELP0(" \\C [STRING] set table title, or unset if none\n");
284 HELP0(" \\f [STRING] show or set field separator for unaligned query output\n");
285 HELPN(" \\H toggle HTML output mode (currently %s)\n",
287 HELP0(" \\pset [NAME [VALUE]] set table output option\n"
288 " (border|columns|csv_fieldsep|expanded|fieldsep|\n"
289 " fieldsep_zero|footer|format|linestyle|null|\n"
290 " numericlocale|pager|pager_min_lines|recordsep|\n"
291 " recordsep_zero|tableattr|title|tuples_only|\n"
292 " unicode_border_linestyle|unicode_column_linestyle|\n"
293 " unicode_header_linestyle|xheader_width)\n");
294 HELPN(" \\t [on|off] show only rows (currently %s)\n",
296 HELP0(" \\T [STRING] set HTML <table> tag attributes, or unset if none\n");
297 HELPN(" \\x [on|off|auto] toggle expanded output (currently %s)\n",
298 pset.popt.topt.expanded == 2 ? _("auto") : ON(pset.popt.topt.expanded));
299 HELP0("\n");
300
301 HELP0("Connection\n");
302 if (currdb)
303 HELPN(" \\c[onnect] {[DBNAME|- USER|- HOST|- PORT|-] | conninfo}\n"
304 " connect to new database (currently \"%s\")\n",
305 currdb);
306 else
307 HELP0(" \\c[onnect] {[DBNAME|- USER|- HOST|- PORT|-] | conninfo}\n"
308 " connect to new database (currently no connection)\n");
309 HELP0(" \\conninfo display information about current connection\n");
310 HELP0(" \\encoding [ENCODING] show or set client encoding\n");
311 HELP0(" \\password [USERNAME] securely change the password for a user\n");
312 HELP0("\n");
313
314 HELP0("Operating System\n");
315 HELP0(" \\cd [DIR] change the current working directory\n");
316 HELP0(" \\getenv PSQLVAR ENVVAR fetch environment variable\n");
317 HELP0(" \\setenv NAME [VALUE] set or unset environment variable\n");
318 HELPN(" \\timing [on|off] toggle timing of commands (currently %s)\n",
319 ON(pset.timing));
320 HELP0(" \\! [COMMAND] execute command in shell or start interactive shell\n");
321 HELP0("\n");
322
323 HELP0("Variables\n");
324 HELP0(" \\prompt [TEXT] NAME prompt user to set internal variable\n");
325 HELP0(" \\set [NAME [VALUE]] set internal variable, or list all if no parameters\n");
326 HELP0(" \\unset NAME unset (delete) internal variable\n");
327 HELP0("\n");
328
329 HELP0("Extended Query Protocol\n");
330 HELP0(" \\bind [PARAM]... set query parameters\n");
331 HELP0(" \\bind_named STMT_NAME [PARAM]...\n"
332 " set query parameters for an existing prepared statement\n");
333 HELP0(" \\close STMT_NAME close an existing prepared statement\n");
334 HELP0(" \\endpipeline exit pipeline mode\n");
335 HELP0(" \\flush flush output data to the server\n");
336 HELP0(" \\flushrequest send request to the server to flush its output buffer\n");
337 HELP0(" \\getresults [NUM_RES] read NUM_RES pending results. All pending results are\n"
338 " read if no argument is provided\n");
339 HELP0(" \\parse STMT_NAME create a prepared statement\n");
340 HELP0(" \\sendpipeline send an extended query to an ongoing pipeline\n");
341 HELP0(" \\startpipeline enter pipeline mode\n");
342 HELP0(" \\syncpipeline add a synchronisation point to an ongoing pipeline\n");
343
344 /* Now we can count the lines. */
345 nlcount = 0;
346 for (const char *ptr = buf.data; *ptr; ptr++)
347 {
348 if (*ptr == '\n')
349 nlcount++;
350 }
351
352 /* And dump the output, with appropriate pagination. */
353 output = PageOutput(nlcount, pager ? &(pset.popt.topt) : NULL);
354
355 fputs(buf.data, output);
356
358
360}
char * PQdb(const PGconn *conn)
Definition: fe-connect.c:7447
@ PRINT_HTML
Definition: print.h:34
#define ON(var)
Definition: help.c:39
PGconn * db
Definition: settings.h:103
unsigned short int expanded
Definition: print.h:114
bool tuples_only
Definition: print.h:126
enum printFormat format
Definition: print.h:113

References _, buf, ClosePager(), _psqlSettings::db, printTableOpt::expanded, printTableOpt::format, HELP0, HELPN, initPQExpBuffer(), ON, output, PageOutput(), _psqlSettings::popt, PQdb(), PRINT_HTML, pset, termPQExpBuffer(), _psqlSettings::timing, printQueryOpt::topt, and printTableOpt::tuples_only.

Referenced by exec_command_slash_command_help(), and parse_psql_options().

◆ usage()

void usage ( unsigned short int  pager)

Definition at line 48 of file help.c.

49{
51 int nlcount;
52 FILE *output;
53
54 /*
55 * To avoid counting the output lines manually, build the output in "buf"
56 * and then count them.
57 */
59
60 HELP0("psql is the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.\n\n");
61 HELP0("Usage:\n");
62 HELP0(" psql [OPTION]... [DBNAME [USERNAME]]\n\n");
63
64 HELP0("General options:\n");
65 HELP0(" -c, --command=COMMAND run only single command (SQL or internal) and exit\n");
66 HELP0(" -d, --dbname=DBNAME database name to connect to\n");
67 HELP0(" -f, --file=FILENAME execute commands from file, then exit\n");
68 HELP0(" -l, --list list available databases, then exit\n");
69 HELP0(" -v, --set=, --variable=NAME=VALUE\n"
70 " set psql variable NAME to VALUE\n"
71 " (e.g., -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1)\n");
72 HELP0(" -V, --version output version information, then exit\n");
73 HELP0(" -X, --no-psqlrc do not read startup file (~/.psqlrc)\n");
74 HELP0(" -1 (\"one\"), --single-transaction\n"
75 " execute as a single transaction (if non-interactive)\n");
76 HELP0(" -?, --help[=options] show this help, then exit\n");
77 HELP0(" --help=commands list backslash commands, then exit\n");
78 HELP0(" --help=variables list special variables, then exit\n");
79
80 HELP0("\nInput and output options:\n");
81 HELP0(" -a, --echo-all echo all input from script\n");
82 HELP0(" -b, --echo-errors echo failed commands\n");
83 HELP0(" -e, --echo-queries echo commands sent to server\n");
84 HELP0(" -E, --echo-hidden display queries that internal commands generate\n");
85 HELP0(" -L, --log-file=FILENAME send session log to file\n");
86 HELP0(" -n, --no-readline disable enhanced command line editing (readline)\n");
87 HELP0(" -o, --output=FILENAME send query results to file (or |pipe)\n");
88 HELP0(" -q, --quiet run quietly (no messages, only query output)\n");
89 HELP0(" -s, --single-step single-step mode (confirm each query)\n");
90 HELP0(" -S, --single-line single-line mode (end of line terminates SQL command)\n");
91
92 HELP0("\nOutput format options:\n");
93 HELP0(" -A, --no-align unaligned table output mode\n");
94 HELP0(" --csv CSV (Comma-Separated Values) table output mode\n");
95 HELPN(" -F, --field-separator=STRING\n"
96 " field separator for unaligned output (default: \"%s\")\n",
98 HELP0(" -H, --html HTML table output mode\n");
99 HELP0(" -P, --pset=VAR[=ARG] set printing option VAR to ARG (see \\pset command)\n");
100 HELP0(" -R, --record-separator=STRING\n"
101 " record separator for unaligned output (default: newline)\n");
102 HELP0(" -t, --tuples-only print rows only\n");
103 HELP0(" -T, --table-attr=TEXT set HTML table tag attributes (e.g., width, border)\n");
104 HELP0(" -x, --expanded turn on expanded table output\n");
105 HELP0(" -z, --field-separator-zero\n"
106 " set field separator for unaligned output to zero byte\n");
107 HELP0(" -0, --record-separator-zero\n"
108 " set record separator for unaligned output to zero byte\n");
109
110 HELP0("\nConnection options:\n");
111 HELP0(" -h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory\n");
112 HELP0(" -p, --port=PORT database server port\n");
113 HELP0(" -U, --username=USERNAME database user name\n");
114 HELP0(" -w, --no-password never prompt for password\n");
115 HELP0(" -W, --password force password prompt (should happen automatically)\n");
116
117 HELP0("\nFor more information, type \"\\?\" (for internal commands) or \"\\help\" (for SQL\n"
118 "commands) from within psql, or consult the psql section in the PostgreSQL\n"
119 "documentation.\n\n");
120 HELPN("Report bugs to <%s>.\n", PACKAGE_BUGREPORT);
121 HELPN("%s home page: <%s>\n", PACKAGE_NAME, PACKAGE_URL);
122
123 /* Now we can count the lines. */
124 nlcount = 0;
125 for (const char *ptr = buf.data; *ptr; ptr++)
126 {
127 if (*ptr == '\n')
128 nlcount++;
129 }
130
131 /* And dump the output, with appropriate pagination. */
132 output = PageOutput(nlcount, pager ? &(pset.popt.topt) : NULL);
133
134 fputs(buf.data, output);
135
137
139}

References buf, ClosePager(), DEFAULT_FIELD_SEP, HELP0, HELPN, initPQExpBuffer(), output, PageOutput(), _psqlSettings::popt, pset, termPQExpBuffer(), and printQueryOpt::topt.