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.TH LIBPQ INTRO 03/12/94 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
.SH DESCRIPTION
Libpq is the programmer's interface to Postgres. Libpq is a set of
.I string
to the backend server.
.IP
-The application must explicitly send the single character \*(lq.\*(rq
+The application must explicitly send the characters \*(lq\\.\*(rq
to indicate to the backend that it has finished sending its data.
.nf
void PQputline(PGconn *conn,
PQputline(conn, "3<TAB>hello world<TAB>4.5\en");
PQputline(conn,"4<TAB>goodbye world<TAB>7.11\en");
\&...
-PQputline(conn,".\en");
+PQputline(conn,"\\.\en");
PQendcopy(conn);
.fi
.PP