Re: [patch] Proposal for \rotate in psql - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Pavel Stehule
Subject Re: [patch] Proposal for \rotate in psql
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In response to Re: [patch] Proposal for \rotate in psql  ("Daniel Verite" <daniel@manitou-mail.org>)
Responses Re: [patch] Proposal for \rotate in psql  ("Daniel Verite" <daniel@manitou-mail.org>)
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2015-09-18 13:36 GMT+02:00 Daniel Verite <daniel@manitou-mail.org>:
        Pavel Stehule wrote:

> in the help inside your last patch, you are using "crosstab". Cannto be
> crosstab the name for this feature?

If it wasn't taken already by contrib/tablefunc, that would be a first
choice. But now, when searching for crosstab+postgresql, pages of
results come out concerning the crosstab() function.

So not using \crosstab is deliberate; it's to prevent confusion with
the server-side function.

I don't afraid about this - crosstab is a function in extension. Psql backslash commands living in different worlds. When we introduce new command, then google will adapt on it.

For this use case the correct keywords are "crosstab psql postgres"

Regards

Pavel

 


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