Re: [GENERAL] pg_upgrade -u - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [GENERAL] pg_upgrade -u
Date
Msg-id 20130628220505.GA13790@momjian.us
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In response to Re: [GENERAL] pg_upgrade -u  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 09:08:03PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> 
> On 05/28/2013 07:55 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> >>Perhaps just documenting the behavior is all that is needed, but -U is
> >>everywhere and I think that's a good thing.
> >
> >[ moved to hacker ]
> >
> >Wow, I never realized other tools used -U for user, instead of -u.
> >Should I change pg_upgrade to use -U for 9.4?  I can keep supporting -u
> >as an undocumented option.
> 
> Yes, -U makes the most sense as that is what is used with the other
> tools. I think you should just drop -u, this isn't something people
> are doing everyday (like psql). The backward compatibility argument
> is pretty slim.

Done for 9.4.  I also simplified some of the option values in --help and
the docs.

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