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Re: pgsql: Change extension of spilled ReorderBufferChange data to ".tmp". - Mailing list pgsql-committers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pgsql: Change extension of spilled ReorderBufferChange data to ".tmp".
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Msg-id 16723.1535216986@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: pgsql: Change extension of spilled ReorderBufferChange data to ".tmp".  (Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>)
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Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> writes:
> On August 25, 2018 9:39:12 AM PDT, Jeff Davis <jdavis@postgresql.org> wrote:
>> Change extension of spilled ReorderBufferChange data to ".tmp".
>> The previous extension, ".snap", was chosen for historical reasons and
>> became confusing.

> Not a fan of .tmp, that well just lead to people deleting them while the server is running etc. How about .spill or
such?

Agreed, ".tmp" seems like a bad idea.

            regards, tom lane

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