Re: v12 and pg_restore -f-

>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:

Tom> Perhaps we could change the back branches so that they interpret
Tom> "-f -" as "write to stdout", but without enforcing that you use
Tom> that syntax.

We should definitely do that.

Tom> Alternatively, we could revert the v12 behavior change. On the
Tom> whole that might be the wiser course. I do not think the costs and
Tom> benefits of this change were all that carefully thought through.

Failing to specify -d is a _really fricking common_ mistake for
inexperienced users, who may not realize that the fact that they're
seeing a ton of SQL on their terminal is not the normal result.
Seriously, this comes up on a regular basis on IRC (which is why I
suggested initially that we should do something about it).

--
Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)