Hi, I'm bringing this $subject into discussion again. Historically, we are carrying binary names that have been confused newbies. createuser is the worst name so for. Also, names like createdb, initdb, reindexdb, and droplang does not suggest what product it is referring to. Adding a prefix (pg_, pg, ...) would 'make things clear'. If we have a consensus about this change, I suggest renaming the following binaries:
clusterdb createdb createlang createuser dropdb droplang dropuser initdb oid2name reindexdb vacuumdb vacuumlo Another major change related to this topic is assemble functionalities from binaries. We currently have 34 binaries (is that a lot for a single software?). Also, some of them have the same principle: execute a administrative or maintenance command. IMHO, from the list above, we could reduce it to: pg_command: clusterdb, createdb, dropdb, createuser, dropuser, createlang, droplang, reindexdb, vacuumdb, vacuumlo. It also has the advantage to allow adding new administrative/maintenance commands to it in the future; pg_oid2name: I don't have a strong opinion that it fits in pg_command; initdb: we already have 'pg_ctl init' (since 9.0) and could remove initdb. Opinions? -- Euler Taveira Timbira - http://www.timbira.com.br/ PostgreSQL: Consultoria, Desenvolvimento, Suporte 24x7 e Treinamento -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
