Re: postgres --help-config

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Postgresql Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: postgres --help-config
Date: 2003-10-15 13:33:32
Message-ID: 3F8D4CAC.1010303@dunslane.net
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Bruce Momjian wrote:

>>I propose we rip out everything except --help-config -m that shows the
>>information in the "machine-readable" tab separated format without
>>headers. If someone can answer the two questions above.
>>
>>
>
>I just proposed that as --help-config-raw. I don't think we want to
>head in the direction of having flags like -m be useful only if
>preceeded by a --help-config flag --- it is too confusing. I think
>--help-config and --help-config-raw is all we will ever need.
>
>
>
Or you could allow --help-config to take an optional argument of "raw".

I agree that having flag interdependencies like the original is confusing.

Just a thought.

cheers

andrew

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