It would be nice to add the current sequence value to \ds, but the existing psql query would have to be overhauled to do that. Right now the same query does all the work for most \d commands.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gevik Babakhani wrote: > Dear People, > > Hereby a proposal for the TODO item "Clients: Have psql show current values > for a sequences". > I have added a new slash command to psql client "\sq" for showing the last > values of the > existing sequences in the public schema. The code is only tested on rh9. > > The new files are sequence_info.c and sequence_info.h I would like > to hear your comments. (Be gentle this is my first) > > The sources can be downloaded from http://www.truesoftware.net/psql/ > > Regards, > Gevik > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > SCREEN OUTPUT > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] psql]$ ./psql > Welcome to psql 8.0.0beta5, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. > > Type: \copyright for distribution terms > \h for help with SQL commands > \? for help with psql commands > \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query > \q to quit > > gevik=# \sq > Current sequence values > Sequence | Last value > -----------+------------ > mytableid | 5 > seq1 | 1 > (2 rows) > > gevik=# > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
