From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: psql possible TODO |
Date: | 2006-12-05 22:30:03 |
Message-ID: | 14267.1165357803@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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"Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> control-R isn't real useful for 17 queries that are exactly the same
> except for 3 different join clauses. It also isn't useful when you don't
> know exactly what query you are looking for.
... but, somehow, you know exactly what command number it has?
The above seems completely unimpressive as arguments for adding
command-number-based recall.
>> What we have is just like bash --- at least the parts of it that I use.
> Yes, and I am trying to add more functionality that is like bash :)
It's like a part of bash that's been obsolete since readline was
written, and probably would never have existed at all if readline had
appeared first. I can't really picture a situation in which this is an
improvement over the readline facilities.
regards, tom lane
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