Re: [HACKERS] For review: Server instrumentation patch - Mailing list pgsql-patches

On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 11:34:43AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Andreas Pflug wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Dave Page wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > The only part I didn't like about the patch is the stat display:
> > >
> > >     test=> select pg_file_stat('postgresql.conf');
> > >                                     pg_file_stat
> > >     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >      (12287,"2005-08-11 00:06:30","2005-08-11 00:06:43","2005-08-11 00:06:30",f)
> > >     (1 row)
> > >
> > > Shouldn't this return multiple labeled columns rather than an array?
> >
> > pg_show_all_settings output is equally unreadable, designed not to be
> > used directly.
>
> True, but we have SELECT * FROM pg_settings() that does display the
> titles.  Right now the values aren't even documented.

So, did you try

select * from pg_file_stats('postgresql.conf');

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Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]alvh.no-ip.org>)
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