Re: Interval unit format bug

Frank Heikens <frank@elevarq.com>

From: Frank Heikens <frank@elevarq.com>
To: Gary Clarke <gary@onedb.online>
Cc: "pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org" <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-04-30T14:03:14Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
There is something about the presentation in the documentation: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/datatype-datetime.html#DATATYPE-INTERVAL-OUTPUT

What would you expect, and how would this be different from the documented output?


Best regards,

Frank


Ps. Drivers like the JDBC driver can also change the format


On Apr 29, 2026, at 5:00 AM, Gary Clarke <gary@onedb.online> wrote:

Hello

Applies to all versions and operating systems

Even if I set to verbose, Postgres outputs a very strange abbreviation for interval unit months that nobody else uses or would expect.

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Best Regards

Gary



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