Thread: Re: [HACKERS] psql -e and -n flags

At 02:07 PM 2/6/00 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

>The suggestion I have is to offer the traditional behaviour with a single
>-e flag, so there's little change for anyone switching from <7.0, and the
>"full" echo mode with two -e flags. I'd then change the flags in the
>regression drivers to -e -e. Comments? Better ideas?

"-E"?  Or another flag?  I think "-e -e" is a real kludge.  If I
thought the full-echo mode were only useful for regression tests I wouldn't
care, but I like the idea of a full echo and I'm sure others do, too, so
I'd rather see it be receive full flag citizenship rather than the double
"-e" bit.



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On 2000-02-06, Don Baccus mentioned:

> At 02:07 PM 2/6/00 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> 
> >The suggestion I have is to offer the traditional behaviour with a single
> >-e flag, so there's little change for anyone switching from <7.0, and the
> >"full" echo mode with two -e flags. I'd then change the flags in the
> >regression drivers to -e -e. Comments? Better ideas?
> 
> "-E"?  Or another flag?  I think "-e -e" is a real kludge.  If I

You're ignoring that -E is already used. It would be my first choice as
well, but it's a compatibility break. How about -a ("all")?

> thought the full-echo mode were only useful for regression tests I wouldn't
> care, but I like the idea of a full echo and I'm sure others do, too, so
> I'd rather see it be receive full flag citizenship rather than the double
> "-e" bit.

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