Re: Updated backslash consistency patch

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Updated backslash consistency patch
Date: 2009-01-15 20:39:52
Message-ID: 11161.1232051992@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com> writes:
> Le 15 janv. 09 17:16, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> a crit :
>> I agree, this change mostly sucks, and particularly with respect to
>> \df.

> Maybe it does so much 'cause you're developing system functions.

No, I hardly ever use \df on a function I'm working on just at the
moment, because I know what it's supposed to be. It's remembering
functions that I haven't used lately that is the issue.

> I've yet to try it but think it's a good feature.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Indeed...

> What about a new \dfU listing only non system objects ( User ones ) ?

\dfS together with \dfU would at least be a reasonably symmetric
extension. I'm still of the opinion that neither is really a very
helpful thing to use in connection with a pattern.

regards, tom lane

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