Re: PostgreSQL pollutes the file system - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: PostgreSQL pollutes the file system
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Msg-id 20190320191910.ewgj7qtdewumefww@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL pollutes the file system  ("Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>)
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Hi,

On 2019-03-20 15:15:02 -0400, Jonathan S. Katz wrote:
> If we are evaluating this whole symlink / renaming thing, there could be
> arguments for a "pgsql" alias to psql (or vice versa), but I don't think
> "pg_sql" makes any sense and could be fairly confusing.

I don't care much about createdb etc, but I'm *strongly* against
renaming psql and/or adding symlinks. That's like 95% of all
interactions people have with postgres binaries, making that more
confusing would be an enterily unnecessary self own.

Greetings,

Andres Freund


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