| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
| Subject: | Re: pg_ctl options checking |
| Date: | 2006-04-17 18:11:16 |
| Message-ID: | 200604171811.k3HIBGV07036@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Simon Riggs wrote:
> > pg_ctl -D test -U foo start
> > pg_ctl -D test -W start
> > pg_ctl -D test -w stop
> > pg_ctl -D test -l fast stop
> > etc.. (16 possible error combinations in total now checked)
>
> I object to making these throw an error. It is very convenient to be
> able to alter the command line from start to stop to reload etc.
> without having to remove or rewrite all the options that are not really
> relevant for that particular operation.
For a command as significant as pg_ctl, I can't see how making it
_convenient_ is a good argument.
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