Re: pg_utility ? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andreas Karlsson
Subject Re: pg_utility ?
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Msg-id 4d96e62c-fc18-4aa4-b9bd-d4e0c2fd82a3@proxel.se
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In response to Re: pg_utility ?  (Christoph Berg <myon@debian.org>)
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On 11/20/25 10:31 AM, Christoph Berg wrote:
> Re: Andreas Karlsson
>>> Perhaps pg_util? ("pg" is taken by that classic pager thingy.)
>>
>> I like the name pg_util. In the MySQL world it is called mysqladmin, which
>> is a does of pg_ctl and tools like createdb.
> 
> "pg_adm" would also be a candidate. (Or is that too close to pgadmin?)

Yeah, that would be way too confusing.

>> Maybe pg_util should only be for tools which connect to PostgreSQL over the
>> TCP (or a unix socket) while the all other tools, which need access to the
>> data directory, should have their own executables?
> 
> That would be the idea, yes.

Then I like it!

Andreas




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