Re: psql \? help display

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Shane Ambler <pgsql(at)Sheeky(dot)Biz>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql \? help display
Date: 2008-05-13 17:01:51
Message-ID: 200805131701.m4DH1po28239@momjian.us
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Shane Ambler wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> >> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >>> I promised to review our psql \? output to see if I could improve it,
> >>> particularly the "General" section at the top. Below are the results.
> >>>
> >>> Are the new sections ideal, and in the best ordering? Should \copyright
> >>> be kept in "General" at the top? Should \? be listed?
> >> Why do we have a section named "Copy, Large Objects"? It would seem to
> >> make sense to put the LO stuff on its own section.
> >
> > OK, new version attached. I moved \copy into "External" and relabled
> > the section as just "Large Object" (singular?).
> >
>
> I would think copy would fit better with i/o - basically a
> subset/variation of \i
> external is more for executing external code than importing data.

OK, new version attached.

> Yes singular - all the others are singular. If we go plural variable and
> maybe connection would fit plural as well (or maybe after the multi
> connection patch)?

OK, singular.

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