How to set default display mode in psql

Question

Almost every psql query comes out an illegible mess if not preceded by display configuration commands such as \\x auto. Typing this manually for each psql instance

Answer 1

For me I add -q to turn that off for my psql command e.g.

psql postgresql://u:p@h:5432/db  -q            -c 'select 1'
#    connection string           turn it off   query