Re: psql \d+ and oid display - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: psql \d+ and oid display
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Msg-id 28489.1396992585@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: psql \d+ and oid display  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: psql \d+ and oid display  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Re: psql \d+ and oid display  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> If we ignore backward compatibility, then "Has OIDs" and "Identity
> Replica" are similar.  One thing that strongly (for me) supports not
> always printing them is that I expect more people will be confused by
> the mention of OIDs or "Identity Replica" than will actually care about
> these features.  For example, if we always printed "Child tables: 0",
> more people would be confused than helped.

This is a good argument, actually: these fields are not only noise for
most people, but confusing if you don't know the feature they are
talking about.
        regards, tom lane



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