diff docs/source/capabilities.rst @ 342:80a1976decf2

no changes i hope
author Catherine Devlin <catherine.devlin@gmail.com>
date Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:11:59 -0400
parents 3efffbf7481f
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--- a/docs/source/capabilities.rst	Thu Apr 09 00:15:09 2009 -0400
+++ b/docs/source/capabilities.rst	Tue Apr 14 16:11:59 2009 -0400
@@ -223,6 +223,40 @@
 \\di  _dir_indexes
 \\?   help psql
 ===== ===================
+
+Multiple sessions
+=================
+
+When the `-a` flag is used with the `connect` or `\c` command, the new connection
+is in addition to the old connection.  `connect -a {username@instance}` is used to create a new connection, senora does not close the
+old connection.  It keeps both connections alive, and switching between them is far more convenient
+than creating new connections::
+
+  0:jrrt@orcl> connect -a scott/tiger@orcl
+  1:scott@orcl> select * from dept;
+  
+  DEPTNO DNAME      LOC     
+  ------ ---------- --------
+      10 ACCOUNTING NEW YORK
+      20 RESEARCH   DALLAS  
+      30 SALES      CHICAGO 
+      40 OPERATIONS BOSTON  
+  
+  4 rows selected.
+  
+  1:scott@orcl> 0:select * from party;
+  
+  NAME    STR INT WIS DEX CON CHA
+  ------- --- --- --- --- --- ---
+  Frodo     8  14  16  15  14  16
+  Gimli    17  12  10  11  17  11
+  Legolas  13  15  14  18  15  17
+  Sam      11   9  14  11  16  13
+  
+  4 rows selected.
+  
+  1:scott@orcl> 0:
+  0:jrrt@orcl>
   
 Bind variables
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