On 2015-07-29 08:54:40 +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
> --drop-slot seems pointless, since you can just do that with psql
>
> If we make --create-slot do nothing but add the slot, then that seems
> pointless also
> Would we need to add those options to all commands, when it can be done
> with psql?
They work over the replication protocol, which is handy, because it can
be done with the same user/permissions as the normal pg_receivexlog.
