I asked for this too, but it was voted down.  Not sure why.

> Minor psql parser suggestion:  consider semicolons on the end of a
> back-slashed psql interactive command to be line terminators, consistent
> with sql commands...example below.
> 
> Regards,
> Ed Loehr
> 
> emsdb=# \dt
>                  List of relations
>               Name               | Type  |  Owner   
> ---------------------------------+-------+----------
>  activity                        | table | postgres
>  ...
> 
> emsdb=# \d activity;
> Did not find any relation named "activity;".
> 
> emsdb=# \d activity 
>                                      Table "activity"
>          Attribute         |   Type    |                    
> Modifier                      
> ---------------------------+-----------+---------------------------------------------------
>  id                        | integer   | not null default
> nextval('activity_id_seq'::text)
>  ref_number                | integer   | not null
>  contract_id               | integer   | not null
> 


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Sun, 11 Jun 2000 22:58:23 -0400 (EDT)
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Re:  7.0 psql parser suggestion (; == terminator)