Re: Overhauling GUCS - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: Overhauling GUCS
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Msg-id 6FD0F350-6B8C-459A-B51E-6C6C6A4B4BE5@kineticode.com
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In response to Re: Overhauling GUCS  (Greg Smith <gsmith@gregsmith.com>)
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On Jun 5, 2008, at 17:53, Greg Smith wrote:

> I was already considering keeping user comments as # while making  
> all system-inserted ones #! ; many people are already used to #!  
> having a special system-related meaning from its use in UNIX shell  
> scripting which makes it easier to remember.

Oooh, yeah. I hadn't even thought of that! I was just looking at  
characters on my keyboard and typing them in to see which ones I  
thought were most distinctive. This may be part of the reason I  
thought that #! was distinctive. :-)

Best,

David


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