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Re: SHOW ALL output too wide
- From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
- To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
- Cc: Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
- Subject: Re: SHOW ALL output too wide
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:13:28 -0500 (EST)
- Message-id: <200511260013(dot)jAQ0DST05693(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Dennis Bjorklund wrote: > > > My main problem with SHOW as it is in 8.1 is that the output is so wide > > that it's very hard to read the output. > > > > Is there any use for SHOW except in interactive psql sessions? There certainly is. Imagine querying for timezone. Also remember that pgadmin is a client application that is _not_ psql. > Nothing that can't be done by querying pg_settings. True, so we have pg_settings and SHOW. I see no reason for a third, \show. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
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