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\warn
This command is identical to \echo except that the output will be written to psql 's standard error channel, rather than standard output.
Reading PostgreSQL 18.6.
Description
This command is identical to \echo except that the output will be written to psql 's standard error channel, rather than standard output.
- Client
- psql 18.6
- Case-sensitive spelling
- \warn
Usage
\warn text [ ... ]Spellings in this manual definition
| Command | Documented suffix modifiers |
|---|---|
| \warn | None listed in this signature |
Manual definition
\warntext[ ... ]-
This command is identical to
\echoexcept that the output will be written to psql's standard error channel, rather than standard output.
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Documentation and source
Source build
- Version
- 18.6
- Build
- https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2
- Source fingerprint
ee8d1a3612338fd9adf250730cb640fcc5233b5491337cc00a316a44e3a0b9f8
Compare versions
PostgreSQL 17 → 18: unchanged.
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Export JSON · Back to psql Commands · Recorded in PostgreSQL 13 through 20; the first sample is not necessarily its introduction.