Re: Why not used standart SQL commands?

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Ali Koca <kinetixcicocuk(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Why not used standart SQL commands?
Date: 2022-01-08 18:28:12
Message-ID: CAKFQuwYUR7v0TziYMdZ1h+ORZqUUJwzkXMk26TsYD2wX9bhitA@mail.gmail.com
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On Saturday, January 8, 2022, Ali Koca <kinetixcicocuk(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm seeing \dt used for "show tables", \l used for "show databases". Why
> not standart SQL syntax words? Why specified PostgreSQL commands?
> I can't figure out that.

Less characters to type (and remember). Assuming psql is available is
reasonable given the forum. Also, the output is generally better.

David J.

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