Re: BUG #5488: pg_dump does not quote column names -> pg_restore may fail when upgrading - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Hartmut Goebel
Subject Re: BUG #5488: pg_dump does not quote column names -> pg_restore may fail when upgrading
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Msg-id 4C08F548.4090404@goebel-consult.de
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In response to Re: BUG #5488: pg_dump does not quote column names -> pg_restore may fail when upgrading  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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Am 04.06.2010 13:56, schrieb Stephen Frost:

> Quoting all column names makes the dump script much more difficult for
> human consumption, which is important.

I don't agree with you here. But this may be a matter of personal taste.

Esp. I think, functionality is much ore important than a small decrees
of readability. At least pg_dump should get an option
"--quote-column-names", so this can be switcced on if necessary.

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