Re: get rid of psql welcome message

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: get rid of psql welcome message
Date: 2008-04-19 21:29:28
Message-ID: 13834.1208640568@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> I am afraid the phrase "tab completion" is too complex for
> the type of people who need help. :-)

Agreed, especially considering that it might be disabled depending
on build and context.

I think "Type help for help." is *exactly* the right amount of detail
for the banner, and then "help" itself should tell you about the options
available.

regards, tom lane

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