Re: Consistent \d commands in psql

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On 03/04/2008, Greg Sabino Mullane  wrote:
>  > \df Lists all user functions
>  > \df [pattern] Lists both system and user functions matching [pattern]
>  > \df * Lists all system and user functions
>
> I don't like this for two reasons: the items returned changes based on
>  the existence of args, rather than on the command itself, and more
>  importantly, this would make it inconsistent with the other backslash
>  commands.
>

To address your first complaint, I think it makes perfect sense to
behave differently based on whether an argument has been supplied.

The existence of a pattern tells you something about the user's
intention in issuing the command.  If they provide a pattern, they
probably want to /search/ for something.  If they don't provide a
pattern they probably want to get a /listing/ of some set.

Regards,
BJ
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