@@ -3294,11 +3294,12 @@ testdb=> <userinput>INSERT INTO my_table VALUES (:'content');</userinput>
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and special escape sequences that describe the appearance of the
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prompt. Prompt 1 is the normal prompt that is issued when
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<application>psql</application> requests a new command. Prompt 2 is
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- issued when more input is expected during command input because the
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- command was not terminated with a semicolon or a quote was not closed.
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- Prompt 3 is issued when you run an <acronym>SQL</acronym>
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- <command>COPY</command> command and you are expected to type in the
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- row values on the terminal.
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+ issued when more input is expected during command entry, for example
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+ because the command was not terminated with a semicolon or a quote
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+ was not closed.
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+ Prompt 3 is issued when you are running an <acronym>SQL</acronym>
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+ <command>COPY FROM STDIN</command> command and you need to type in
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+ a row value on the terminal.
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</para>
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<para>
@@ -3378,17 +3379,20 @@ testdb=> <userinput>INSERT INTO my_table VALUES (:'content');</userinput>
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<term><literal>%R</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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- In prompt 1 normally <literal>=</literal>, but <literal>^</literal> if
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- in single-line mode, and <literal>!</literal> if the session is
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- disconnected from the database (which can happen if
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- <command>\connect</command> fails). In prompt 2 the sequence is
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- replaced by <literal>-</literal>, <literal>*</literal>, a single quote,
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- a double quote, or a dollar sign, depending on whether
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- <application>psql</application> expects more input because the
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- command wasn't terminated yet, because you are inside a
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- <literal>/* ... */</literal> comment, or because you are inside
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- a quoted or dollar-escaped string. In prompt 3 the sequence doesn't
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- produce anything.
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+ In prompt 1 normally <literal>=</literal>,
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+ but <literal>^</literal> if in single-line mode,
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+ or <literal>!</literal> if the session is disconnected from the
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+ database (which can happen if <command>\connect</command> fails).
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+ In prompt 2 <literal>%R</literal> is replaced by a character that
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+ depends on why <application>psql</application> expects more input:
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+ <literal>-</literal> if the command simply wasn't terminated yet,
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+ but <literal>*</literal> if there is an unfinished
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+ <literal>/* ... */</literal> comment,
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+ a single quote if there is an unfinished quoted string,
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+ a double quote if there is an unfinished quoted identifier,
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+ a dollar sign if there is an unfinished dollar-quoted string,
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+ or <literal>(</literal> if there is an unmatched left parenthesis.
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+ In prompt 3 <literal>%R</literal> doesn't produce anything.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>