Re: documentation on comment

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "michal(dot)palenik(at)oma(dot)sk" <michal(dot)palenik(at)oma(dot)sk>, "pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-docs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: documentation on comment
Date: 2026-10-07 19:40:51
Message-ID: CAKFQuwbCbwsDEsMWTCOTPCnPOwVYmR-znKWiWBsqtBX79VXxrg@mail.gmail.com
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> and in 'comment' part, mention that comments on columns can be seen with
> \d+
> and comments on tables with \dt+ (\dv+ on views)
> so from 'Comments can be viewed using psql's \d family of commands.' to
> something like 'Comments can be viewed using psql's \d family of commands.
> To see comments on columns, use \d+ table_name command, for comment on the
> table itself, use \dt+ table_name command'.

The comment SQL page shouldn’t go and try to document how the \d commands
behave. The psql page should do that. If something is lacking fix it
there and maybe fix the pointer here to that new section.

David J.

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