PostgreSQL accepts the directory name of its UNIX socket as hostname as well, e.g. /var/run/postgresql/.
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ process_arguments (int argc, char **argv)
query_warning = optarg;
break;
case 'H': /* host */
- if (!is_host (optarg))
+ if ((*optarg != '/') && (!is_host (optarg)))
usage2 (_("Invalid hostname/address"), optarg);
else
pghost = optarg;