Re: Command names

Well, I'm not even a new user, I'm maybe a future new user but interested
right now. With the exception of the help command, I don't see any need to
change commands names. But the help command would be very helpful.

----- Original Message -----
From: Keith L. Musser
To: PGSQL-General
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 9:39 AM
Subject: [GENERAL] Command names

I know all of you are accustomed to the command line interface for pgsql.
(Of course, some of you created it!) However, I'd be interested if anyone
else feels the way I do....

I would prefer to have a consistent set of names for the commands. For
example,
I propose the following:

Instead of this use this.
----------------------------------------------------
createdb pg_createdb
createuser pg_createuser
destroydb pg_destroydb
initdb pg_initdb
initlocation pg_initlocation
pgaccess pg_accessgui
pgadmin pg_admin
pg_dump pg_dump
pg_dumpall pg_dumpall
postgres pg_single
postmaster pg_master
psql pg_access
vacuumdb pg_vacuumdb
??? pg_help (list all these commands)

Not that it is terribly difficult the way it is. But I simply think that a
consistent set of names would help new users, and help to prevent conflicts
with other commands in the PATH. Any comments?

- Keith

Keith L. Musser
Integrated Dynamics, Inc.
812-371-7777
email: kmusser(at)idisys(dot)com