Re: Re: proposal - psql: possibility to specify sort for describe commands, when size is printed

2017-09-21 10:19 GMT+02:00 Alexander Korotkov <a(dot)korotkov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>:

> On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 1:53 AM, Peter Eisentraut <
> peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> On 9/8/17 00:13, Pavel Stehule wrote:
>> > I am sending rebased patch
>> >
>> > rebased again + fix obsolete help
>>
>> Why are the variables called VERBOSE_SORT_* ? What is verbose about them?
>
>
> I assume Pavel called them so, because they are working only for "verbose"
> mode of command. I.e. they are working for \dt+ not \dt.
> However, in \dt 2 of 3 sorting modes might work: schema_name and
> name_schema. Thus, I think it worths enabling these variables for "non
> verbose" mode of commands too.
>

yes. It was designed for + commands only. Can be enhanced to all commands -
then VERBOSE prefix should be removed - not sure if it is necessary. For me
interesting different order than default is only in verbose mode.

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