May 5, 2020
#1 Read bash environment variables in psql
To use bash environment variables in postgres/psql, make use of \set meta command.
$ db_user="vn" $ pg_pass=$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c 15 ; echo '') $ psql postgres=# \set user `echo $db_user` postgres=# \set pass `echo $pg_pass` postgres=# CREATE USER :'user' CREATEDB; postgres=# ALTER USER :'user' PASSWORD :'pass';