save psql result as var shell code example
Example: psql client write to bash variable
vartest=`psql -X -A -d $dbname -U $username -h localhost -p 5432 -t -c "SELECT gid FROM testtable WHERE aid='1'"`
vartest=`psql -X -A -d $dbname -U $username -h localhost -p 5432 -t -c "SELECT gid FROM testtable WHERE aid='1'"`