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Re: Doc patch on psql output formats

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>

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From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
To: Daniel Verite <daniel@manitou-mail.org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2018-11-07T01:56:00Z
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On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 06:18:37PM +0100, Daniel Verite wrote:
> In both cases using abbreviations in scripts is not a great
> idea. Anyway I will look into the changes required in do_pset to
> implement the error on multiple matches, if that's the preferred
> behavior.

You would also break the compatibility of a script using only "a" by
issuing an error.  Anyway, complaining about an unmatch sounds better
than a silent failure.
--
Michael

Commits

  1. Fix breakage of "\pset format latex".

  2. Make psql's "\pset format" command reject non-unique abbreviations.

  3. Doc: remove claim that all \pset format options are unique in 1 letter.

  4. Reorganize format options of psql in alphabetical order