David Fetter just pointed this thread out to me. I think anything that makes PostgreSQL more accessible could be a good thing. In some sense it's harder to learn a technology when you are very familiar with another similar one already. Is it easier to learn to type on Dvorak, or to learn QWERTY and then switch to Dvorak? Switching was harder for me than learning initially.
So I guess my advice, since David asked me :-) is not to underestimate the pain of switching. I don't know whether this patch is the Right Answer, but I think the sentiment is something to be encouraged. If it's not the right answer, then maybe some brainstorming and user input will reveal creative alternatives. I'll start: == begin == Welcome to the POSTGRESQL interactive sql monitor: Please read the file COPYRIGHT for copyright terms of POSTGRESQL type \? for help on slash commands type \mysql for a quick MySQL-to-PostgreSQL cheatsheet somedb=> \mysql psql uses backslash keywords instead of SHOW commands. There is also a standard INFORMATION_SCHEMA if you're familiar with that. The following commands might be helpful as you learn how to use psql: Command in mysql Command in psql ================ =============== SHOW TABLES \dt DESCRIBE \d ... and so on. == end == The full list of SHOW commands, should anyone be interested, is at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/show.html Cheers, Baron -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers