Re: proposal: alternative psql commands quit and exit

On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 7:06 PM, Everaldo Canuto
<everaldo.canuto@gmail.com> wrote:
> For people already know psql nothing is changed, we will just have a hidden
> way to exit.
>
> I just think that if it don't change or break anything for usual psql user
> but also help some new comers, then is good.
>
> And remember, mysql client implement "\q" and "\quit" just to be more
> friendly to psql users. Lets us be friendly too ;-)

I think that you are going to need better reasons than just being more
friendly with other database clients by breaking a rule which is
around for 20 years. For one, it seems to me that your patch is
breaking multi-line SQL support with psql, as "quit" or "exit" are
legit SQL object names.
-- 
Michael