Re: pg_dump pretty_print

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_dump pretty_print
Date: 2007-01-20 05:02:15
Message-ID: 9501.1169269335@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> writes:
> Atached is a patch to allow pretty printing of system objects
> (constraints, indexes, rules, and views) when doing a pg_dump via a
> --pretty-print flag along with a warning in the docs to be careful about
> doing so :)

Why exactly is that a good idea? Seems like a foot-gun with marginal
usefulness. If you want to look at things "pretty", the psql \d
commands are the tool to use.

regards, tom lane

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