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\x

Sets or toggles expanded table formatting mode. As such it is equivalent to \pset expanded .

Reading PostgreSQL 18.6.

Description

Sets or toggles expanded table formatting mode. As such it is equivalent to \pset expanded .

Client
psql 18.6
Case-sensitive spelling
\x

Usage

\x [ on | off | auto ]

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Manual definition

\x [ on | off | auto ]

Sets or toggles expanded table formatting mode. As such it is equivalent to \pset expanded.

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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

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PostgreSQL 17 → 18: unchanged.

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