Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > I am wondering if is worth managing which items should be displayed or > > not, and if we should just give up and display them all. The GUC system > > is just too dynamic. > > Not sure. I count 98 GUC variables currently listed in tab-complete.c, > and 162 rows in pg_settings. So listing them all would be a pretty > sizable increase (65%) in what's already an unwieldy list. I would > prefer to see some thought given to removing useless entries ... eg, > I doubt anyone needs tab completion for "trace_notify" or "wal_debug". > > However, if you favor a "no thought required" approach, listing 'em > all is certainly the path of least resistance. I'm just dubious that > that maximizes the usefulness of tab completion.
Can't we just pull these from pg_settings, with relivant restrictions on what we list. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
