Re: [BUGS] Bug #718: request for improvement of /? to show - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [BUGS] Bug #718: request for improvement of /? to show
Date
Msg-id 200208272112.g7RLCVu19430@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [BUGS] Bug #718: request for improvement of /? to  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@atentus.com>)
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Bruce Momjian dijo: 
> 
> > Folks, I discussed with Harald a month ago how to improve the psql \?
> > display.  I have implemented his idea of mentioning '+' for the options
> > that can use it, and that is in CVS.
> > 
> > His other idea is to group the backslash commands into sections, so they
> > are not all one big alphabetical list.
> > 
> > How do people like the idea of grouping them?  I would do it in psql \?
> > and in the psql manual page.
> 
> I think the grouping improves usability in general; however, the list
> you propose below is too long.  Maybe having a "table of contents" with
> the groups and allow \? to take an argument?

I will pair down the actual output to look reasonable, and you can
scroll through the \? help anyway, so we should be OK.

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