Re: psql \d option list overloaded

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Alex J(dot) Avriette" <alex(at)posixnap(dot)net>
Cc: "D(dot) Dante Lorenso" <dante(at)lorenso(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql \d option list overloaded
Date: 2004-01-06 05:04:11
Message-ID: 200401060504.i0654B012562@candle.pha.pa.us
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Alex J. Avriette wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 07:59:02PM -0600, D. Dante Lorenso wrote:
>
> > Anything other than simple, short commands is a waste, IMHO. I can easily
> > remember SHOW DATABASES and SHOW TABLES and DESC <table>, because they
> > reflect
> > my intensions directly and 'make sense'.
>
> What makes sense to me in csh doesn't make sense in a bourne shell.
> You can't expect all applications to work correctly. I'd like to second
> Peter's "yep" when asked if he could remember all the various \d*
> commands. It really comes down to whether you're trying. New software
> (even though you may have been using it for a year) requires some
> adjustment.

OK, I will drop the idea. Thanks.

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