Re: IF (NOT) EXISTS in psql-completion

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, Kyotaro HORIGUCHI <horiguchi(dot)kyotaro(at)lab(dot)ntt(dot)co(dot)jp>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: IF (NOT) EXISTS in psql-completion
Date: 2017-02-27 01:20:09
Message-ID: 1603.1488158409@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> BTW ... can anyone explain to me the reason why we offer to complete
>> CREATE OBJECT with the names of existing objects of that kind?

> Isn't that to facilitate commands appended after CREATE SCHEMA? Say
> table foo is in schema1, and creating it in schema2 gets easier with
> tab completion?

Seems like pretty much of a stretch. I've never done anything like
that, have you?

regards, tom lane

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