On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Geoff Winkless <pgsqlad...@geoff.dj> wrote: > There is also stackexchange question with 51000 views that asks how to > start the postgresql client. Should we rename psql to mysql to help > new users too?
That's not a serious question, and I don't know what your point is in suggesting it, unless it's that you want to just troll everyone, which I don't find especially constructive. > Ctrl-D works almost everywhere. It takes 2 seconds to find the answer > and there are going to be many other things you have to find out if > you're coming at PostgreSQL from a different DB. If it really took everyone 2 seconds, this question would not be as common as it is. So, it probably takes some people quite a bit longer. > As others have pointed out, there are _far_ more frustrating things > (like the lack of SHOW CREATE [TABLE|etc]... support in the backend) > for anyone coming from mysql that I would suggest should be addressed > if you were serious about making life easier for those moving DBs. That is neither a reason to make a change along the lines discussed here nor a reason not to do so. You can start separate threads about those other topics if you wish. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
