Re: pg_dump pretty_print - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pg_dump pretty_print
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Msg-id 9501.1169269335@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to pg_dump pretty_print  (Greg Sabino Mullane <greg@turnstep.com>)
Responses Re: pg_dump pretty_print  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
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Greg Sabino Mullane <greg@turnstep.com> writes:
> Atached is a patch to allow pretty printing of system objects
> (constraints, indexes, rules, and views) when doing a pg_dump via a
> --pretty-print flag along with a warning in the docs to be careful about
> doing so :)

Why exactly is that a good idea?  Seems like a foot-gun with marginal
usefulness.  If you want to look at things "pretty", the psql \d
commands are the tool to use.

            regards, tom lane

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