Re: [HACKERS] Request - repeat value of \pset title during \watch interations - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Request - repeat value of \pset title during \watch interations
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Msg-id 20160321190128.GA406025@alvherre.pgsql
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In response to Re: Request - repeat value of \pset title during \watch interations  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Request - repeat value of \pset title during \watch interations  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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David G. Johnston wrote:

> Tom doesn't care enough to veto and you don't really care...
>
> I'll admit it's awkward because it's abbreviated but if someone enters
> \watch 5 and then sees (5s) in the title I think they can put two and two
> together.
>
> If the watched query takes a long to run, or there is a disruption, knowing
> when the last one ran and how often it is supposed to run is useful info to
> have at ones fingertips.  I have done this myself occasionally so I'm not
> speaking from theory.  But I won't complain if its removed.

I like David's UI better FWIW.

(I'll also use this opportunity to complain again about not being able
to use floating point sleep time.)

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