Re: [HACKERS] Re: proposal - psql: possibility to specify sort fordescribe commands, when size is printed - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Re: proposal - psql: possibility to specify sort fordescribe commands, when size is printed
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Msg-id 1492342f-1b93-5f78-00f6-e21d554c2748@2ndquadrant.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Re: proposal - psql: possibility to specify sort fordescribe commands, when size is printed  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Re: proposal - psql: possibility to specify sort fordescribe commands, when size is printed
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On 9/21/17 13:54, Pavel Stehule wrote:
>     I see where you are coming from, but there is no association in the
>     existing UI that equates "+" to the word "verbose".  I think just
>     removing the verbose prefix and applying the sorting behavior in all
>     cases should be easier to explain and implement.
> 
> I though about it - but I am not sure if one kind of these variables is
> practical.
> 
> if I don't need a size, then sort by schema, name is ok (I didn't need
> any else ever). With only one kind of these variables, this setting is
> common - what is not practical.

But you are proposing also to add a variable configuring the sort
direction.  It would be weird that \dX+ observed the sort direction but
\dX did not.

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