Re: psql show dbsize?

tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us (Tom Lane) writes:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
>> Perhaps both these considerations dictate providing another command or a 
>> special flavor of \l instead of just modifying it?
>
> I've seen no argument made why \l should print this info at all.

Its interesting information, but I agree that there are BIG
disadvantages to adding it to \l directly.  If there's an "\lv" or
such, where it's more certain that people want extended information,
and perhaps that they have appropriate permissions.
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