Re: pg_log - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pg_log
Date
Msg-id 15320.979691677@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: pg_log  ("Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk>)
List pgsql-general
"Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk> writes:
> Developers:
> I've seen this question several times; wouldn't it be better to rename
> pg_log to pg_tuplestatus?  Calling something ...log is asking for it
> to be wiped.

In 7.1 it'll have a numeric filename ($PGDATA/global/1269, actually)
which should reduce the tendency for DBAs to assume there's nothing
important in it.  I regard this as one of the major advantages of
having switched to numeric filenames ;-)

            regards, tom lane

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