Re: Removal of temp tables

> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> >> If you don't like pg_temp here, maybe post_temp?  pgsql_temp?
>
> > What if I call the directory tmp or pgsql_tmp and the files
> > pgsql_pid_#.#?
>
> Why are you so eager not to call temp files "temp"?  If you want to
> spell it "pgsql_tmp" or "pg_temporary" or something different from
> "pg_temp", that's fine, but I really think the files ought to clearly
> label themselves as temporary.  "pid" is not a clear label.  With a
> name like that, people might even think they are lock files.

I wanted to call them pid so people knew what the file number meant.

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