From: | Jov <amutu(at)amutu(dot)com> |
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To: | Marti Raudsepp <marti(at)juffo(dot)org> |
Cc: | PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: improve the help message about psql -F |
Date: | 2014-01-20 12:04:11 |
Message-ID: | CADyrUxPZXvxK=0om543Rho0FBb7txVLct9ZOz-v4EXE1XZviiA@mail.gmail.com |
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reasonable,I removed the "set",patch attached.
Jov
blog: http:amutu.com/blog <http://amutu.com/blog>
2014/1/20 Marti Raudsepp <marti(at)juffo(dot)org>
> 2014/1/17 Jov <amutu(at)amutu(dot)com>
> > but in the psql --help,-F say:
> >
> >> set field separator (default: "|")
>
> > if user don't read the offical doc carefully,he can use:
> >
> >> psql -F , -c 'select ...'
> >
> > But can't get what he want.
> > It is a bad user Experience.
>
> +1 from me, patch applies and is helpful.
>
> After patching this line in psql --help is 82 characters long; I think
> it's best to keep help screens below 80 characters wide (although
> there's already 1 other line violating this rule).
>
> I think the word "set" is pretty useless there anyway, maybe remove
> that so the message becomes "field separator for unaligned output
> (default: "|")"
>
> PS: There isn't an open CommitFest to add this to. Shouldn't we always
> open a new CF when the last one goes in progress? If there's no date,
> it may be simply called "next"
>
> Regards,
> Marti
>
>
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field_separator_set_help_improve-v2.patch.gz | application/x-gzip | 365 bytes |
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