BUG #1087: psql dumps core on CTRL+ALT+\
The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 1087
Logged by: Roderick van Domburg
Email address: r.s.a.vandomburg@student.utwente.nl
PostgreSQL version: 7.4
Operating system: FreeBSD/sparc64 5.2-CURRENT (2004-02-20)
Description: psql dumps core on CTRL+ALT+\
Details:
Entering CTRL+ALT+\ (backslash) causes psql to dump core:
magog# psql -U pgsql template1
Password:
Welcome to psql 7.4.1, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help on internal slash commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit
template1=# Quit (core dumped)
Compiled with gcc version 3.3.3 [FreeBSD] 20031106 using "-O -ftracer
-fprefetch-loop-arrays -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe".
PostgreSQL Bugs List wrote:
Entering CTRL+ALT+\ (backslash) causes psql to dump core:
That is the very purpose of that key combination. The shell sends a
SIGQUIT signal to the program, causing it to quit and dump core. You
may find that quite a lot of programs dump core that way. If you don't
like that behavior, reconfigure your shell.