Re: pg_basebackup -k option

On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 4:46 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:

> Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> > The new pg_basebackup -k option stands for --no-verify-checksums.  That
> > is nearly the opposite of initdb -k, which is for enabling checksums.  I
> > think it could be confusing to have two related tools use the same
> > option letter for nearly opposite purposes.
>
> > How about using capital -K in pg_basebackup?  Or maybe it doesn't need a
> > short option at all.
>
> +1 for no short option.
>

+1 for that choice as well.

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