Re: Fix how some lists are displayed by psql \d+

On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> > On Jan 21, 2026, at 16:22, Peter Smith <smithpb2250(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> > On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> >>> On Jan 21, 2026, at 10:58, Peter Smith <smithpb2250(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> >>> A rebase was needed for some more test expected output changes.
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> >>> PSA v2.
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> >>> ======
> >>> Kind Regards,
> >>> Peter Smith.
> >>> Fujitsu Australia
> >>> <v2-0002-Fix-to-make-psql-d-lists-of-inherits-look-same-as.patch><v2-0001-Fix-to-make-psql-d-lists-of-partitions-look-same-.patch>
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> >> I still see some difference:
> >> ```
> >> evantest=# \d+ p_test;
> >> Partitioned table "public.p_test"
> >> Column | Type | Collation | Nullable | Default | Storage | Compression | Stats target | Description
> >> ----------+---------+-----------+----------+---------+----------+-------------+--------------+-------------
> >> id | integer | | | | plain | | |
> >> username | text | | | | extended | | |
> >> category | text | | | | extended | | |
> >> Partition key: LIST (category)
> >> Indexes:
> >> "idx_p_test_id" btree (id)
> >> Partitions:
> >> p_test_v1 FOR VALUES IN ('A')
> >> p_test_v2 FOR VALUES IN ('B')
> >> ```
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> >> The index name is quoted, but the partition names are not.
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> > AFAICT
> > Indexes are quoted
> > Constraints are quoted
> > Publications are also quoted
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> > Partitions are NOT quoted
> > Inherits are NOT quoted
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> > Please confirm --- So, you are expecting that Partitions and Child
> > tables should also be quoted, so that everything looks the same?
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> > This is scope creep from the original intent of this thread, so I will
> > look at doing this in a separate patch 0003.
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> > ======
> > Kind Regards
> > Peter Smith.
> > Fujitsu Australia
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> Actually I don’t know the rule, which should be quoted and which should not. Is the inconstancy a blocker?
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> So, I was just pointing out the inconsistency, and I want to hear a clarification from someone.
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OK. I feel that the "Partitions" and "Child tables" + "Interits" might
be the odd ones out here, just as those were the odd ones out re the
list indentation logic.

But I will hold off on adding quotes for them until I hear some
committer advice that it would be a worthwhile change.

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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia