Re: get rid of psql welcome message

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> 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

If we have readline installed, we could perhaps have it show the first
time you launch psql, but if there is a .psql_history file around,
don't show it?

> peter(at)colt:~$ psql testdb
> testdb=#
>
> The version mismatch warning would remain, of course.
>
> I'd also like to get rid of the SSL notice but I'm not sure what to
> replace it by. Something in the prompt perhaps?

That would work. It just has to keep being possible to quickly see if
a connection is secured.

//Magnus