On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 9:22 PM Michael Paquier <mich...@paquier.xyz> wrote: > "checkpoint" is not a verb (right?), so would something like > "pg_perform_checkpoint" rather than "pg_checkpoint" fit better in the > larger picture?
It's true that the dictionary describes checkpoint as a noun, but I think in a database context it is often used as a verb. One example is the CHECKPOINT command itself: command names are all verbs, and CHECKPOINT is a command name, so we're using it as a verb. Similarly I think you can talk about needing to checkpoint the database. Therefore I think pg_checkpoint is OK, and it has the advantage of being short. -- Robert Haas EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
