Re: Confusing long option in pg_receivexlog/basebackup/dumpall

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com
> wrote:

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> In other tools too, like psql, you can pass a connection string with
> -d/--dbname, which is why I thought it would be best to use the same option
> for passing a connection string to pg_basebackup/pg_dumpall too.
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Ah Ok. I was not aware that you can also pass a connection string to psql
with -d option. That way it looks consistent though still confusing.

> See discussion at http://www.postgresql.org/**message-id/512520FE.6050701@
> **vmware.com<http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/512520FE.6050701@vmware.com>.
> If you have any better ideas, I'm all ears...
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No, I don't have better ideas. I was worried that it was an oversight. But
now I know it was chosen this way after a careful consideration.

Thanks,
Pavan

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