Re: COPY statement: no list of the allowed values for "format_name"

On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 5:13 PM Bryn Llewellyn <bryn(at)yugabyte(dot)com> wrote:

> «
> Selects the data format to be read or written: text, csv (Comma Separated
> Values), or binary. The default is text.
> »
>
> would be improved if it were spelled more explicitly:
>

> «
> Selects the data format to be read or written. The allowed values
> for format_name are text, csv (Comma Separated Values), or binary. The
> default is text.
> »
>

> Please consider making this change (and the convention that it implies for
> comparable cases).
>

While I agree it isn't something I'm going to lead the charge on. As you
are expressing strong feelings maybe you'd like to write up a patch.
Fixing only COPY would suffice even though I suspect that there are other
areas that need consideration.

David J.