Re: Regclass what does reg mean

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Cabe Steele <cabesteele(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-novice <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Regclass what does reg mean
Date: 2021-11-12 20:57:39
Message-ID: CAKFQuwYi_CkV-xbCEWmFVbVsjHHU0F565usbNg+-tRReLcCPEg@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 1:56 PM Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 12, 2021 at 03:54:42PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Cabe Steele <cabesteele(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > > What does reg mean? Regclass regtype, regoper, etc
>
> > I wonder if there's any evidence for that ... [ digs ] ... ah-hah,
> > ref.cat in the Postgres v4r2 tarball, dated 03/13/94, says
> >
> > POSTGRES Type Meaning Required
> > ...
> > regproc registered procedure *
> > ...
>
> Wow, nice sleuth work!
>
>
I'm just hoping Tom is only a digital hoarder.

David J.

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