code class="prompt">mydb=&gt;</code> <strong class="userinput"><code>\i basics.sql</code></strong>
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    The <code class="literal">\i</code> command reads in commands from the
    specified file. <code class="command">psql</code>'s <code class="literal">-s</code> option puts you in
    single step mode which pauses before sending each statement to the
    server.  The commands used in this section are in the file
    <code class="filename">basics.sql</code>.
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