Re: proposal: alternative psql commands quit and exit

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:02 PM, Geoff Winkless <pgsqladmin(at)geoff(dot)dj> wrote:
>
> There is also stackexchange question with 51000 views that asks how to
> start the postgresql client. Should we rename psql to mysql to help
> new users too?
>

No, we shouldn't but it will help a lot is postgres client have names like
"postgres", "postgres-client" or "portgres-sql". Even pgsql is better than
psql. On mysql normally you type mysql then tab and bash show all mysql
tools.

>
> Ctrl-D works almost everywhere. It takes 2 seconds to find the answer
> and there are going to be many other things you have to find out if
> you're coming at PostgreSQL from a different DB.
>

Not everybody knows CTRL-D.

>
> As others have pointed out, there are _far_ more frustrating things
> (like the lack of SHOW CREATE [TABLE|etc]... support in the backend)
> for anyone coming from mysql that I would suggest should be addressed
> if you were serious about making life easier for those moving DBs.
>

Well theres lots of hungry people in the world, maybe we should stop
improve software tool until everyone have food.