Re: Minor improvement for creating directory structure
On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 07:40:16AM +, PG Doc comments form wrote: > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/install-short.html > Description: > > 1) > $ mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data > mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/usr/local/pgsql/data’: No such file or > directory My docs say: -p, --parents no error if existing, make parent directories as needed While I can see the value of "make parent directories as needed", having it do "no error if existing" could be bad. -- Bruce Momjian http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription +
Re: Minor improvement for creating directory structure
On 2019-May-09, Bruce Momjian wrote: > On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 07:40:16AM +, PG Doc comments form wrote: > > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/install-short.html > > Description: > > > > 1) > > $ mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data > > mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/usr/local/pgsql/data’: No such file or > > directory > > My docs say: > >-p, --parents > no error if existing, make parent directories as needed > > While I can see the value of "make parent directories as needed", having > it do "no error if existing" could be bad. Why? initdb is going to fail anyway if it contains anything. -- Álvaro Herrerahttps://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
Re: Minor improvement for creating directory structure
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 05:59:12PM -0400, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > On 2019-May-09, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 07:40:16AM +, PG Doc comments form wrote: > > > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > > > > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/install-short.html > > > Description: > > > > > > 1) > > > $ mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data > > > mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/usr/local/pgsql/data’: No such file or > > > directory > > > > My docs say: > > > >-p, --parents > > no error if existing, make parent directories as needed > > > > While I can see the value of "make parent directories as needed", having > > it do "no error if existing" could be bad. > > Why? initdb is going to fail anyway if it contains anything. I guess you would want to know right away. -- Bruce Momjian http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription +
