Re: doc: Clarify ANALYZE VERBOSE output

On Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM Shinya Kato <shinya11(dot)kato(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2026, 14:17 David G. Johnston <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>> How about something like:
>> “Enables sending an INFO message to the client (and server log) as each table is processed. This message contains: etc…”
>>
>> And then let’s tell the user what info they are getting and what it means (where necessary).
>>
>> I concur being specific about when these messages arrive, and IMO where, should be specified. But losing the detail of “report” is not good; but not sure why we are being vague so suggest we just go all-in on specificity.
>
> Thank you for the suggestion. I'd prefer to keep this patch focused; since the verbose output of both commands is subject to change, listing every individual field in the documentation would require frequent updates.
>
> I believe the current "Outputs" section is intentionally kept simple to minimize maintenance overhead. While expanding it might be a worthwhile follow-up, it probably deserves its own dedicated discussion.

+1, listing output details is signing up for busywork. But I do like
the “as each table is processed" wording: it's clear on when you'll
see output. Given the feedback above (that just using the word
"progress" obscures that you'll see actual stats), maybe something
along these lines:

"Prints detailed stats at <literal>INFO</literal> level for each table
as it is processed."

? I still think "report" is the wrong term for something that happens
incrementally.

I don't feel strongly about this, though: if everyone is okay with
consolidating on the existing VACUUM wording, that's still better than
inconsistency.

Thanks,
Maciek