Re: Survey: renaming/removing script binaries (createdb, createuser...)

Zdeněk Kotala wrote:

> 1) What type of names do you prefer?

I'd prefer a "pg" program that took as arguments
the command.  So you'd have "pg createdb" instead
of "pg_createdb".

There are many precedents. "cvs update", "git pull"
"apt-get install".

Anyone else like this approach?

Of the choices, though, I prefer (d).


> 2) How often do you use these tools?
> -----------------------------------
>
> a) every day (e.g. in my cron)
> b) one per week
> c) one time
> d) never

About monthly.  I guess (b) is closest.


> 3) What name of initdb do you prefer?
> ---------- --------------------------
>
> a) initdb
> b) pg_initdb
> c) pg_init
> d) pg_ctl -d <dir> init  (replace initdb with pg_ctl new functionality)
> e) What is initdb? My start/stop script does it automatically.

pg initdb

Of the choices, though, I guess (d).


> 4) How do you perform VACUUM?
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>
> a) vacuumdb - shell command
> b) VACUUM - SQL command
> c) autovacuum
> d) What is vacuum?

(c) on most databases
(b) on certain databases