Re: get rid of psql welcome message - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: get rid of psql welcome message
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Msg-id 480A305E.3080207@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: get rid of psql welcome message  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: get rid of psql welcome message  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:

> I am thinking 'help' is too much indirection for users -- it just tells
> them another command.  How about:
> 
>     \g or ';' to execute a query\n"
>     \? and \h for help
>     \q to quit

I have to disagree here. \h is completely counterintuitive to a "user", 
let alone \?. The word "help" is about as plain as day as you can get.

Google search for the word help: 3,330,000,000  First result, help.com
Google search for the expression \h: 1,800,000,000  First result, Hydrogen

Plainly spoken, easily understandable *help* for the masses. :)

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake



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