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# Auto Expanded Display
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By default, postgres has expanded display turned off. This means that
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results of a query are displayed *horizontally*.
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At times, the results of a query can be so wide that line wrapping occurs.
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This can make the results and their corresponding column names rather
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difficult to read. In these situations, it is preferable to turn on expanded
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display so that results are displayed *vertically*.
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The `\x` command can be used to toggle expanded display on and off.
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Having to toggle expanded display on and off depending on the way a
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particular set of results is going to display can be a bit tedious.
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Fortunately, running `\x auto` will turn on auto expanded display. This
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means postgres will display the results normally when they fit and only
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switch to expanded display when it is necessary.
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h/t Jack Christensen
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