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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2023-11-03 13:57:58 -0400
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2023-11-03 13:57:58 -0400
commit7186596db64a038150f03a02f3fcf9edb9f149c5 (patch)
treebe576115dd3549ae7cf1e2e500aea73716a52285 /doc/src
parentbf7584e4c7f759e7584b82f9353f61ba4a9d3f21 (diff)
doc: \copy can get data values \. and end-of-input confused
Reported-by: Svante Richter Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/fcd57e4-8f23-4c3e-a5db-2571d09208e2@beta.fastmail.com Backpatch-through: 11
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1802330b703..2673684ace3 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -1075,6 +1075,10 @@ testdb=&gt;
destination, because all data must pass through the client/server
connection. For large amounts of data the <acronym>SQL</acronym>
command might be preferable.
+ Also, because of this pass-through method, <literal>\copy
+ ... from</literal> in <acronym>CSV</acronym> mode will erroneously
+ treat a <literal>\.</literal> data value alone on a line as an
+ end-of-input marker.
</para>
</tip>