Re: pg_basebackup -k option - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Magnus Hagander
Subject Re: pg_basebackup -k option
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Msg-id CABUevEyzNo7JceoojEiHN5YyaUqUfyuqqLYmuFtATymMW+SrTw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: pg_basebackup -k option  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 4:46 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> The new pg_basebackup -k option stands for --no-verify-checksums.  That
> is nearly the opposite of initdb -k, which is for enabling checksums.  I
> think it could be confusing to have two related tools use the same
> option letter for nearly opposite purposes.

> How about using capital -K in pg_basebackup?  Or maybe it doesn't need a
> short option at all.

+1 for no short option.

+1 for that choice as well. 

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