Re: psql \d option list overloaded
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: "Alex J. Avriette" <alex@posixnap.net>
Cc: "D. Dante Lorenso" <dante@lorenso.com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2004-01-06T05:04:11Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Alex J. Avriette wrote: > On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 07:59:02PM -0600, D. Dante Lorenso wrote: > > > Anything other than simple, short commands is a waste, IMHO. I can easily > > remember SHOW DATABASES and SHOW TABLES and DESC <table>, because they > > reflect > > my intensions directly and 'make sense'. > > What makes sense to me in csh doesn't make sense in a bourne shell. > You can't expect all applications to work correctly. I'd like to second > Peter's "yep" when asked if he could remember all the various \d* > commands. It really comes down to whether you're trying. New software > (even though you may have been using it for a year) requires some > adjustment. OK, I will drop the idea. Thanks. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073