Failure to show descriptions in \df command - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Failure to show descriptions in \df command
Date
Msg-id 199911131635.LAA24800@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: failure of \e in psql  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Failure to show descriptions in \df command  (Peter Eisentraut <e99re41@DoCS.UU.SE>)
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Peter, I no longer see the pg_description descriptions when using the
\do, \df, and \dT commands.

The commands are much less useful without the descriptions.  Seems \dd
with a string is much smarter, and pulls descriptions based on string
matching.

Interesting that \dd shows descriptions of everything.

Not sure how to recommend you change this.  The new \df and \do
displays are much clearer without the descriptions.  It seems \df and
\do show additional information about argument types and return values,
while \dd shows comments.

Maybe just add descriptions to \dT, and suggest people use \dd to get
info about specific operators of functions?  But that kind of messes the
clarity of using \dd for descriptions.

I am stumped.  Maybe it can't be improved.

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