\set QUIET ON

-- Show null values to NULL so we can distinguish them from empty strings.
\pset null NULL

-- Set expanded display on (why isn't this the default behaviour ?)
\x auto

-- Show how long a query took to be executed.
\timing

-- Because everybody loves unicode.
\encoding unicode

-- Set a beautiful prompt :P
\set PROMPT1 '%n@%/ > '
\set PROMPT2 ''

\set QUIET OFF