Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Dennis Bjorklund wrote: > > > > Actually, I'm going to implement a \show command and send to -patches and > > > then SHOW can even be deprecated (if we want). SHOW is just a command line > > > client command, that is implemented in the server. That is not how we > > > normally do things in pg (for example, we have \d instead of a server > > > DESCRIBE command). > > > > If you remove SHOW then applications/interfaces can't use it, which is > > bad. > > I think a \show would be nice, but deprecating SHOW is out of the > question. (The pg_settings view is a perfect replacement AFAICS but I > doubt we can get rid of the old interface.) > > OTOH, what's the relationship between \show and Martijn's wide output > patch? Maybe the problem can be solved in a different way.
What does \show do that SHOW does not? -- 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 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
