Re: Show comments in \dRp+, \dRs+, and \dX+ psql meta-commands

Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>

From: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
To: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>
Cc: Pavel Luzanov <p.luzanov@postgrespro.ru>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-02-26T13:53:48Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On 2026-Feb-26, Fujii Masao wrote:

> Or both? IOW, display comments if either that psql variable is enabled
> or "*" is specified in the \d command; otherwise, omit them.
> 
> With this approach, users who prefer the current behavior (showing comments
> with the "+" option) can simply enable that psql variable and see comments
> without adding "*". Conversely, users who prefer not to include comments
> can disable that variable and use "*" only when they want to display them.

I like this, thanks.  I wonder though if the variable ought to be more
generic.

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Álvaro Herrera         PostgreSQL Developer  —  https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/
"Always assume the user will do much worse than the stupidest thing
you can imagine."                                (Julien PUYDT)



Commits

  1. psql: Show comments in \dRp+, \dRs+, and \dX+ psql meta-commands.