Re: Name for new VACUUM - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From mlw
Subject Re: Name for new VACUUM
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Msg-id 3B69E6C5.979D8BF3@mohawksoft.com
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In response to Re: Name for new VACUUM  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Name for new VACUUM
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Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> > Maybe just call the traditional vacuum VACUUM LOCK.  It was the
> > LOCK/NOLOCK idea that I think was important.
> 
> Right now it's called VACUUM FULL, but I'm not particularly wedded to
> that name.  Does anyone else like VACUUM LOCK?  Or have an even better
> idea?

Why rename VACUUM, why not create a new command RECLAIM, or something like
that. RECLAIM does the VACUUM NOLOCK, while vacuum does the locking. The term
RECLAIM will make more sense to new comers than VACUUM, and old postgres users
already know about VACUUM.


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