Re: [HACKERS] pg_dump --help

> > #$ pg_dump -h 
> > pg_dump: option requires an argument -- h
> > usage:  pg_dump [options] dbname
> >          -a                      dump out only the data, no schema
> >          -c                      clean(drop) schema prior to create
> 
>  --cut--
> 
> $ mysqldump --help
> mysqldump  Ver 4.0 Distrib 3.21.31, for pc-linux-gnu (i586)
> By Igor Romanenko & Monty & Jani. This software is in public Domain
> This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
> 
> Dumping definition and data mysql database or table
> Usage: mysqldump [OPTIONS] database [tables]
> 
>   -#, --debug=...       Output debug log. Often this is 'd:t:o,filename
>   -?, --help            Displays this help and exits.
>   -c, --compleat-insert Use complete insert statements.
> 
> .....etc.
> 
> I send patch with long options next week.....
> 

It must be portable.  See src/bin/psql/startup.c for an example of a
portable solution.


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