Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>
> > --- 326,337 ----
> > printf(_("Welcome to %s %s, the PostgreSQL
> > interactive terminal.\n\n"),
> > pset.progname, PG_VERSION);
> >
> > ! if (!(var_welcome_message &&
> > strcmp(var_welcome_message, "terse") == 0))
> > ! printf(_("Type: \\copyright for distribution
> > terms\n"
> > ! " \\h for help with SQL
> > commands\n"
> > ! " \\? for help with psql
> > commands\n"
> > ! " \\g or terminate with
> > semicolon to execute query\n"
> > ! " \\q to quit\n\n"));
>
> Hmm, how about:
>
> 1. removing the \copyright line
> 2. removing \h and \? in favor of mentioning the new "help" command
>
> So it would look like:
>
> Type: "help" to obtain usage information
> \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
> \q to quit
I am thinking 'help' is too much indirection for users -- it just tells
them another command. How about:
\g or ';' to execute a query\n"
\? and \h for help
\q to quit
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