recated and the
        special meaning of <code class="literal">\.</code> can be expected to be removed in a
        future release.  It is sufficient to call <a class="xref" href="libpq-copy.html#LIBPQ-PQENDCOPY"><code class="function">PQendcopy</code></a> after
        having sent the actual data.
       </p></div></dd><dt id="LIBPQ-PQPUTNBYTES"><span class="term"><code class="function">PQputnbytes</code><a id="id-1.7.3.17.10.3.4.1.2" class="indexterm"></a></span> <a href="#LIBPQ-PQPUTNBYTES" class="id_l