Re: Quoting of psql \d output

From: "Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Quoting of psql \d output
Date: 2003-12-23 17:04:44
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Bruce Momjian writes:
> But it isn't a message:
>
> Table "public.xx"
> Column | Type | Modifiers
> --------+---------+-----------
> y | integer |
> Indexes:
> "ii" btree (y)

By definition, everything that is printed out for human consumption is a
message.

Everything that is printed out for consumption by an SQL parser (e.g., in
pg_dump) is encouraged to use SQL quoting rules. But everything that is
intended to be read by humans should use quoting rules that are common in
real-life publishing.

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