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Re: Idea Feedback: psql \h misses -> Offers Links?

Kirk Wolak <wolakk@gmail.com>

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From: Kirk Wolak <wolakk@gmail.com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>, Andrey Borodin <x4mmm@yandex-team.ru>, Nikolay Samokhvalov <samokhvalov@gmail.com>
Date: 2024-04-18T21:29:14Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 2:37 PM Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
wrote:

> On 17.04.24 19:47, Kirk Wolak wrote:
> > *Example:*
> > \h current_setting
> > No help available for "current_setting".
> > Try \h with no arguments to see available help.
> >
> > https://www.postgresql.org/search/?u=%2Fdocs%2F16%2F&q=current_setting
> > <https://www.postgresql.org/search/?u=%2Fdocs%2F16%2F&q=current_setting>
>
> One problem is that this search URL does not actually produce any useful
> information about current_setting.
>
> I see what you mean, but doesn't that imply our web search feature is
weak?  That's the full name of an existing function, and it's in the index.
But it cannot be found if searched from the website?