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From:	Zdeněk Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>
To:	PostgreSQL <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject:	Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...)
Date:	2008-03-26 14:25:04
Message-ID:	47EA5CC0.8040102@sun.com
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Hello All,

I prepared patch for renaming postgreSQL script tools like createdb, createuser,
etc. to pg_createdb, pg_creteuser. Original names will be kept for 2 or 3
following versions. The main reason for the patch is to avoid possible clash of
names with systems tools.

And after long discussion on patches and hackers list we have made a decision
than we need input from wide audience. This is a reason why I prepare following
surveys.

See:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-03/msg01006.php
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-07/msg00055.php

Please let us know your meaning,

thanks Zdenek Kotala

1) What type of names do you prefer?
-------------------------------

a) old notation - createdb, createuser ...
b) new one with pg_ prefix - pg_createdb, pg_creteuser ...
c) new one with pg prefix - pgcreatedb, pgcreateuser ...
d) remove them - psql is the solution
e) remove them - pgadmin is the solution

2) How often do you use these tools?
-----------------------------------

a) every day (e.g. in my cron)
b) one per week
c) one time
d) never

3) What name of initdb do you prefer?
---------- --------------------------

a) initdb
b) pg_initdb
c) pg_init
d) pg_ctl -d <dir> init (replace initdb with pg_ctl new functionality)
e) What is initdb? My start/stop script does it automatically.

4) How do you perform VACUUM?
-----------------------------

a) vacuumdb - shell command
b) VACUUM - SQL command
c) autovacuum
d) What is vacuum?

Responses

Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 14:33:01 from Adam Rich
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 14:43:57 from Colin Wetherbee
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 14:50:14 from Rodrigo Gonzalez
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 14:58:23 from Camilo Sperberg
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 15:04:40 from Ivan Sergio Borgonovo
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 15:07:12 from Raymond O'Donnell
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 15:20:13 from Sam Mason
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 15:39:52 from hubert depesz lubaczewski
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 15:47:19 from Frank Finner
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 16:11:27 from Gregory Stark
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 16:37:44 from björn lundin
Fwd: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 16:43:20 from Joey K.
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 17:05:10 from Diogo Biazus
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 17:10:28 from Kevin Hunter
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 17:14:16 from Steve Atkins
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 17:19:28 from Alan Hodgson
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 17:26:45 from Ben
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 17:46:46 from Ron Mayer
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 18:08:20 from Pavel Stehule
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 18:48:22 from Volkan YAZICI
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 18:53:03 from Bruno Lavoie
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 19:42:17 from Aarni Ruuhimäki
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 19:46:24 from Dimitri Fontaine
R: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 20:50:45 from Paolo Saudin
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-26 23:11:16 from David Fetter
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-27 00:07:52 from Naz Gassiep
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-27 07:13:09 from Guillaume Lelarge
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-27 08:01:01 from Albe Laurenz
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-27 08:15:15 from Andrej Ricnik-Bay
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-27 08:22:50 from Marek Lewczuk
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-27 17:57:57 from Dawid Kuroczko
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-28 01:23:43 from Steve Atkins
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-03-30 03:46:00 from Reece Hart
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-04-01 01:11:33 from Clemens Schwaighofer
Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...) at 2008-04-01 03:30:32 from F. Jovan Jester

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