Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 12:27 PM, Alvaro Herrera
> <alvhe...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
>> There have been complaints that pg_receivexlog's name is not consistent
>> with pg_recvlogical, and I seem to recall there were some votes for
>> renaming pg_receivexlog to match.  We could make it "pg_recvwal" now.

> ... I would prefer not to go there.

I agree.  "pg_recvlogical" was a badly chosen name; let's not double
down on the error.

What I think might be worth considering is inserting underscores,
eg "pg_receive_wal", anywhere that we are running the abbreviation
directly against another word.  We won't get another chance.

                        regards, tom lane


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