Re: pg_size_pretty, SHOW, and spaces - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 8/1/16 7:35 AM, Christoph Berg wrote:
> PostgreSQL uses the spaces inconsistently, though. pg_size_pretty uses spaces:
> 
> # select pg_size_pretty((2^20)::bigint);
>  pg_size_pretty
> ────────────────
>  1024 kB

because it's "pretty" :)

> SHOW does not:
> 
> # show work_mem;
>  work_mem
> ──────────
>  1MB

The original idea might have been to allow that value to be passed back
into the settings system, without having to quote the space.  I'm not
sure, but I think changing that might cause some annoyance.

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