Re: BUG #15796: [not a bug actually] vacuumlo - its name is confusing

From: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
To: taem(at)linukz(dot)org, pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #15796: [not a bug actually] vacuumlo - its name is confusing
Date: 2019-05-08 13:14:59
Message-ID: 20190508131459.GD3712@paquier.xyz
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On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 09:52:33AM +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
> I think vacuumlo's name is confusing, especially for newbies. As we know,
> vacuumlo's purpose is to remove orphaned large objects, not to vacuum
> them.
> Is it possible to rename this utility? I am sorry, if it is already
> discussed.

The tool is old enough to vote (94bb87f from 1999), and holds this
name since its birth. So a renaming may be more annoying than
anything else I am afraid.
--
Michael

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