Re: Consistent \d commands in psql

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Consistent \d commands in psql
Date: 2008-04-02 15:40:19
Message-ID: 28422.1207150819@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> writes:
>> \df Lists all user functions
>> \df [pattern] Lists both system and user functions matching [pattern]
>> \df * Lists all system and user functions

> I don't like this for two reasons: the items returned changes based on
> the existence of args, rather than on the command itself, and more
> importantly, this would make it inconsistent with the other backslash
> commands.

I think you misunderstood the context of the discussion. Whatever we do
will be done to the whole family of \d commands --- we are just using
\df as an exemplar.

regards, tom lane

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