Re: -X flag in pg_dump

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>
Subject: Re: -X flag in pg_dump
Date: 2006-01-26 21:05:55
Message-ID: 43D939B3.2040400@dunslane.net
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:

>Dennis Bjorklund wrote:
>
>
>>If all the -X flags come in a long form as well, then what use is the
>>-X at all? Why would one want to use -X disable-triggers instead of
>>--disable-triggers ?
>>
>>
>
>This was added before we had portable long options. I suppose we could
>phase it out.
>
>
>

Excellent idea. Let's start by deprecating it in a prominent note in
pg_dump.c. Maybe Dennis could add that to whatever patch he's preparing.

cheers

andrew

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