Re: How about a psql backslash command to show GUCs?

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, Mark Dilger <mark(dot)dilger(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Subject: Re: How about a psql backslash command to show GUCs?
Date: 2022-04-07 15:10:14
Message-ID: CAKFQuwbHS2thR7eV2q+vkT3ZPa1VLrAZg-H3k7f8pUxaee19kQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 7:56 AM Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
>
>
> Maybe to appeal to all crowds, we say "list configuration parameters
> > (GUCs)"?
>
> I'm in the camp that says that GUC is not an acronym we wish to expose
> to end users.
>
>
I am too. In any case, either go all-in with GUC (i.e., \dG or \dguc) or
pretend it doesn't exist - an in-between position is unappealing.

David J.

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