Re: psql: Add setting to make '+' on \d implicit

From: Terry Brown <terry_n_brown(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: psql: Add setting to make '+' on \d implicit
Date: 2010-04-24 14:05:37
Message-ID: 20100424090537.48b401e8@nrri.umn.edu
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On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:34:45 -0700
Steve Atkins <steve(at)blighty(dot)com> wrote:

> > Maybe a configuration variable along the lines of 'always_show_comments'
> > would be a better design.
>
> Or more generally an ability to set aliases via .psqlrc similar to \set, maybe?
>
> \alias "\d-" = "\d"
> \alias "\d" = "\d+"

Sounds harder but better because of the generality.

Cheers -Terry

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