Tom, you saw this suggestion, right?

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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > 
> > VERBOSE doesn't seem like the right name for the \set parameter.  I
> > consider VERBOSE to be a possible value for error verbosity.  Saying
> > '\set VERBOSE terse' seems like an contradiction.
> > 
> > Should we call it VERBOSITY, or something else?  Seems 'error' or 'err'
> > or 'message' should be in there somewhere too.
> > 
> > Here is a good example of the problem:
> > 
> > > regression=# \set VERBOSE verbose
> > > regression=# \set VERBOSE default
> > > regression=# \set VERBOSE terse
> > 
> > That is just confusing.  It is the parameter name and a possible value.
> > 
> > How about MESSOUTPUT or ERROUTPUT?  Both look ugly, though.
> 
> OK, if people like VERBOSITY, I wonder if the values should be more like
> a tunable parameter, rather than a behavior, meaning VERBOSITY would
> have values like off/default/full, or minimum/default/maximum.
> 
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