Re: Proposal: %T Prompt parameter for psql for current time (like Oracle has)

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Kirk Wolak <wolakk(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, amborodin86(at)gmail(dot)com, Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>, samokhvalov(at)gmail(dot)com
Subject: Re: Proposal: %T Prompt parameter for psql for current time (like Oracle has)
Date: 2023-02-22 18:19:21
Message-ID: CAFj8pRCP9aQsaPBZ-P9U1Pwxd5X2wPJVn6SnKo_mHM8qy7c1_A@mail.gmail.com
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Hi

st 22. 2. 2023 v 18:55 odesílatel Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> napsal:

> Kirk Wolak <wolakk(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > Proposal: Simply add the %T (PROMPT variable) to output the current time
> > (HH24:MI:SS) into the prompt.
>
> I'm not really convinced that %`date` isn't a usable solution for this,
> especially since it seems like a very niche requirement. The next
> person who wants it might well have a different desire than you
> for exactly what gets shown. The output of date can be customized,
> but a hard-wired prompt.c feature not so much.
>
> On the whole I'd rather not eat more of the limited namespace for
> psql prompt codes for this.
>

Can we introduce some special syntax that allows using words (and maybe
some params)?

Regards

Pavel

>
> regards, tom lane
>

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