Re: [HACKERS] createdb with alternate location

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Karel Zak - Zakkr <zakkr(at)zf(dot)jcu(dot)cz>
Cc: hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] createdb with alternate location
Date: 1999-12-13 23:27:43
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On 1999-12-13, Karel Zak - Zakkr mentioned:

> On Sat, 11 Dec 1999, I wrote:
>
> > In my venturing into createdb/dropdb I came to that little artifact that
> > allows you to create databases at alternate locations using environment
> > variables as part of the path (CREATE DATABASE elsewhere WITH LOCATION =
> > 'PGDATA2/foo').
>
> And what add to create-database management a TABLESPACE layout? It is
> standard in any SQL (Oracle). It is good "investment" to future, because

It's not standard in _the_ SQL though.

> on TABLESPACE tie storage management ..etc (see old "Raw device" thread
> in the hackers list).

I don't know how much use such a generalized version would be vs. the
overhead involved. You can hang on to that thought though, if you like.
I'd like to get this "advertised" feature working first, however.

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Peter Eisentraut Sernanders väg 10:115
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