Re: psql: add \pset true/false - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Marko Tiikkaja
Subject Re: psql: add \pset true/false
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Msg-id 56448ED4.5070702@joh.to
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In response to Re: psql: add \pset true/false  (Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>)
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On 11/12/15 1:50 PM, Michael Paquier wrote:
> FWIW, I am -1 on the concept of enforcing output values for particular
> datatypes because that's not the job of psql

In my view, the job of psql is to make working with a postgres database 
easy for us human beings.  That means (among other things) formatting 
and aligning query output for readability.  I don't see how reformatting 
unreadable boolean values meant for computers is that big of a stretch.


.m



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