On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Andreas Karlsson <andr...@proxel.se> wrote:
> On 03/18/2017 09:12 PM, Magnus Hagander wrote: > >> createdb, dropdb - also not clear they're about postgres, more likely to >> be used by mistake but not that bad. That said, do they add any *value* >> beyond what you can do with psql -c "CREATE DATABASE"? I don't really >> see one, so I'd suggest dropping these too. >> > > The value they add is that they quote the database name and options > correctly which makes them easier to use safely and reliably in shell > scripts. And unless I am missing something obvious I do not think there is > any easy way for a beginner to do this with just psql. Good point, I hadn't thought of that. I guess I just generally make sure I don't use names that require quoting myself, but I can definitely see how that's an actual value-add. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
