Обсуждение: Suggestion: include interruption method for \watch option (page 1922, PostgreSQL 11.1 Documentation)
Hi
I used the \watch option in psql and couldn’t stop the loop until I found the way* using ctrl-c. I am new to programming, and perhaps using ctrl-c is standard practice, but in a future manual perhaps you should replace the text below ‘until interrupted’ with ‘until interrupted (using ctrl-c)’.
Regards, Rodrigo
PostgreSQL 11.1 Documentation, page 1922:
* https://www.depesz.com/2013/04/07/waiting-for-9-3-add-watch-sec-command-to-psql/
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Re: Suggestion: include interruption method for \watch option (page1922, PostgreSQL 11.1 Documentation)
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Francisco Olarte
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On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 10:33 AM <rodrigo_de_carlos@yahoo.com> wrote: > I used the \watch option in psql and couldn’t stop the loop until I found the way* using ctrl-c. I am new to programming,and perhaps using ctrl-c is standard practice, but in a future manual perhaps you should replace the text below‘until interrupted’ with ‘until interrupted (using ctrl-c)’. Ctrl-C, AFAIK, sends the INT(errupt) signal in *ix, which normally stops looping things. That's the standard way to interrupt long running commands, send them the interrupt signal. I haven't read the relevant sources, but my bet is psql is catching int in *ix to do that ( it does it for other things ). IIRC windows does similar stuff, although I think Ctrl-break had to be used, but I haven't used it since the dawn of the century. That ( knowing how to interrput things ) is not a programming, but a basic OS - user issue. Francisco Olarte.
Francisco Olarte <folarte@peoplecall.com> writes: > On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 10:33 AM <rodrigo_de_carlos@yahoo.com> wrote: >> I used the \watch option in psql and couldn’t stop the loop until I found the way* using ctrl-c. I am new to programming,and perhaps using ctrl-c is standard practice, but in a future manual perhaps you should replace the text below‘until interrupted’ with ‘until interrupted (using ctrl-c)’. > Ctrl-C, AFAIK, sends the INT(errupt) signal in *ix, which normally > stops looping things. That's the standard way to interrupt long > running commands, send them the interrupt signal. > IIRC windows does similar stuff, although I think Ctrl-break had to be > used, but I haven't used it since the dawn of the century. Yeah, the reason that the message doesn't already mention control-c is that the interrupt signal varies depending on platform (also, it's possible to remap it to some other key, on most platforms). In the end we expect you to know that much about whatever environment you're using. regards, tom lane
On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 10:03:12AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote: > Francisco Olarte <folarte@peoplecall.com> writes: > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 10:33 AM <rodrigo_de_carlos@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I used the \watch option in psql and couldn’t stop the loop until I found the way* using ctrl-c. I am new to programming,and perhaps using ctrl-c is standard practice, but in a future manual perhaps you should replace the text below‘until interrupted’ with ‘until interrupted (using ctrl-c)’. > > > Ctrl-C, AFAIK, sends the INT(errupt) signal in *ix, which normally > > stops looping things. That's the standard way to interrupt long > > running commands, send them the interrupt signal. > > > IIRC windows does similar stuff, although I think Ctrl-break had to be > > used, but I haven't used it since the dawn of the century. > > Yeah, the reason that the message doesn't already mention control-c > is that the interrupt signal varies depending on platform (also, > it's possible to remap it to some other key, on most platforms). > In the end we expect you to know that much about whatever environment > you're using. Well, in psql we ended up just suggesting the likely default for exiting psql: #ifndef WIN32 puts(_("Use control-D to quit.")); #else puts(_("Use control-C to quit.")); #endif Not sure if we could do the same thing here. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription +