So are you suggesting to not fix this or do a more detailed review and assess what other psql messages can be grouped together.
On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 8:15 PM Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Hamid Akhtar <hamid.akh...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 1:03 AM David G. Johnston < > > david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 12:29 PM Hamid Akhtar <hamid.akh...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> "\dE" displays the list with a "List of relations" heading whereas > "\det" > >>> displays "List of foreign tables". So, to differentiate the two, I > suggest > >>> to change the help message for "\dE" to: > >>> \dE[S+] [PATTERN] list foreign relations > > >> help.c and the documentation need to be synchronized a bit more than > this > >> single issue. > >> Calling it "foreign relation" for \dE and "foreign table" for \det does > >> convey that there is a difference - not sure it a huge improvement > though. > >> The "\d[Eimstv]" family of meta-commands should, in the help, probably > be > >> moved together to show the fact that they are basically "list relation > >> names [of this type only]" while "\det" is "list foreign table info". > > FWIW, I agree with David on this point. I find it bizarre and unhelpful > that slashUsage shows \dt, \di, etc as separate commands and fails to > indicate that they can be combined. We could merge these entries into > > fprintf(output, _(" \\d[tivmsE][S+] [PATRN] list relations of > specified type(s)\n")); > > which would both remind people that they can give more than one type, > and shorten the already-overly-long list. > > > I think from a user perspective, grouping these wouldn't be helpful. For > > example, it may cause FDW related commands to be spread through out the > > help. > > That seems quite irrelevant to this proposal. > > regards, tom lane > -- Highgo Software (Canada/China/Pakistan) URL : www.highgo.ca ADDR: 10318 WHALLEY BLVD, Surrey, BC CELL:+923335449950 EMAIL: mailto:hamid.akh...@highgo.ca SKYPE: engineeredvirus