Re: psql show dbsize?

Added to TODO:
       o Have \l+ show database size, if permissions allow
         Ideally it will not generate an error for invalid permissions


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Tom Lane wrote:
> "Brendan Jurd" <direvus@gmail.com> writes:
> > I'd find this convenient too.  Although \l+ would be more consistent
> > with the \d series of commands.
> 
> Putting it into \l+ would address my gripe about increased execution
> time.  The permissions angle still bothers me though.  AFAIR there are
> no psql catalog-inquiry backslash commands that require any special
> permissions, so making \l+ into something that's quite likely to fail
> in a locked-down installation seems out of place.
> 
> Is there a way to get it to just not print anything, instead of failing,
> for DBs you don't have privileges for?
> 
>             regards, tom lane
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