Re: DESC - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Mike Castle
Subject Re: DESC
Date
Msg-id 20001122132031.B15952@thune.mrc-home.org
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In response to Re: DESC  ("D. Duccini" <duccini@backpack.com>)
List pgsql-novice
On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 01:01:10PM -0600, D. Duccini wrote:
>
> describe isn't really an SQL reserved AFAIK, its used in most "monitor"
> applications, like sqlplus and pgsql

From http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/v7.0/user/syntax.htm

   The following are either SQL92 or SQL3 reserved key words which are
   not key words in Postgres. These have no proscribed usage in Postgres
   at the time of writing (v7.0) but may become reserved key words in the
   future:

[deleted]
DATE DEALLOCATE DEC DESCRIBE DESCRIPTOR
[deleted]

That's why I was asking.  More curiosity than anything.

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