Re: MySQL-ism help patch for psql

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 06:06:53PM +0200, Alastair Bell Turner wrote:
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> without having to add a switch to their command lines. It's not going
> to have anything to say to experienced psql users anyway so it would
> probably not bug anyone enough to turn it off.

I would so use this feature going the other way: fire up comfortable
psql and see what mysql command I need to type ... Having it in the
interface (behind \help [mysql|oracle|firebird|mssql|..] seems reasonable
to me, given how much info we already have in \help. I find the basic
BNF help for SQL syntax still useful reminder, and know to go to the
actual docs when there's not enough there. So a quick mapping of
most-needed commands, and a pointer to the docs for the full
ramifications and subtle differences seems to fit the existing
documentation module.

Ross
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