Peter Eisentraut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > g9genarc@eddie:~$ psql -h /var/pgsql --help > > psql was compiled without support for long options. > > Use --help for help on invocation options. > > > > I guess that it was confused by having both options at once, since > > "psql --help" works fine (i.e. the long options *do* work). > > While this message is confusing, it's factually correct. ;-) Yes, confusing it is.
[...] > So --help was the next best (or even better IMHO) choice, and to support > it on all installations we had to give it some special treatment. That's fine, but IMO "psql -h /var/pgsql --help" and "psql --help" should either both work, or both not work. Of course, this is not a huge issue, but it did make me rub my eyes (to make sure I wasn't seeing a ghost) the first time I've encountered it. :) Thanks, -- Arcady Genkin ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
