backward compatibility. However,
psql
uses \. to terminate a COPY FROM
STDIN operation (that is, reading
- in-line COPY data in a SQL script). In that
+ in-line COPY data in an SQL script). In that
context the rule is needed to be able to end the operation before the
end of the script.
is not normally treated as special when reading CSV
data. An exception is that
psql will terminate
a COPY FROM STDIN operation (that is, reading
- in-line COPY data in a SQL script) at a line containing
+ in-line COPY data in an SQL script) at a line containing
only \., whether it is text or CSV
mode.