On 14 January 2013 15:29, Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote: > > Peter Eisentraut <pete...@gmx.net> writes: > > > Here is a patch to add an option -I/--idempotent to pg_ctl, the result > > > of which is that pg_ctl doesn't error on start or stop if the server is > > > already running or already stopped. > > > > Idempotent is a ten-dollar word. Can we find something that average > > people wouldn't need to consult a dictionary to understand? > > --no-error perhaps? > Couldn't that be misconstrued as to suppress any type of error? I personally can't think of something terse enough to put into a descriptive long-word option that would adequately describe the change in behaviour it provides. --suppress-error-when-target-status-already-present ... bit too wordy. ;) -- Thom
