Re: pg_utility ?

From: Christoph Berg <myon(at)debian(dot)org>
To: Andreas Karlsson <andreas(at)proxel(dot)se>
Cc: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)kurilemu(dot)de>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_utility ?
Date: 2025-11-20 09:31:59
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Re: Andreas Karlsson
> > Perhaps pg_util? ("pg" is taken by that classic pager thingy.)
>
> I like the name pg_util. In the MySQL world it is called mysqladmin, which
> is a does of pg_ctl and tools like createdb.

"pg_adm" would also be a candidate. (Or is that too close to pgadmin?)

> Maybe pg_util should only be for tools which connect to PostgreSQL over the
> TCP (or a unix socket) while the all other tools, which need access to the
> data directory, should have their own executables?

That would be the idea, yes.

Christoph

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