Re: get rid of psql welcome message

From: "A(dot) Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: get rid of psql welcome message
Date: 2008-04-17 13:45:35
Message-ID: 20080417134535.GL2440@a-kretschmer.de
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am Thu, dem 17.04.2008, um 14:39:43 +0200 mailte Peter Eisentraut folgendes:
> Around <http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2008-01/msg00089.php> it
> was proposed to truncate the psql welcome screen. What do you think about
> that?
>
> Personally, I'd get rid of it all, because it gets boring after about three
> uses, so that we would be at
>
> peter(at)colt:~$ psql testdb
> testdb=#

I'd vote No, because i see very often on #irc people asking something
like 'how can i see the table definition' or other, and in this cases
it's easy to say: hey dude, read the fine welcome message *g*

Okay, maybe a new switch on the command-line or a .psqlrc-parameter to
suppress this message...

Regards, Andreas
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