Re: psql: anyone ever notice?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "xuyifeng" <jamexu(at)telekbird(dot)com(dot)cn>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: psql: anyone ever notice?
Date: 2000-11-20 03:00:23
Message-ID: 12779.974689223@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"xuyifeng" <jamexu(at)telekbird(dot)com(dot)cn> writes:
> you should use psql -\? to get help screen, this sucks,
> "?" shouldn't be used as a help screen argument.

I tend to agree, given csh's unhelpful (ahem) behavior.

At the very least, it seems that "psql -h" ought to produce
the full help message, not just a complaint that the syntax
is wrong.

regards, tom lane

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