Gregory Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> One --perhaps nice, perhaps not-- property of this is that if you defined a
> function named "rtrim" and then did "\df rtrim" it would show you _both_ the
> system and user function and make it easier to see the conflict. Whereas the
> other behaviour I proposed would hide the system function which might
> exacerbate the user's confusion.

Yeah, that is a very good point indeed.

Another way we could approach this is

        \df     -> all functions
        \dfS    -> sys functions only
        \dfU    -> user functions only

which avoids falling into the trap Greg mentions.

                        regards, tom lane

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