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 480A34D7.2000202@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  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Re: get rid of psql welcome message  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:

> I realize that, but my point is that when they type 'help', they don't
> get help;  they just get details on the help options, and then they get
> help. 

oh... hmpf.

> How about:
> 
>      \? for psql help, \h for SQL help
>      \g or ';' to execute a query
>      \q to quit
> 

This would be more in line with our current process sure. However 
something a little more radical might be cool :)

help returns:   \g to execute query   help psql for psql help   help sql for sql help

Of course we would keep the pre-existing key sequences for those of us 
that have done this for the last decade :)

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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