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Fixed a few "fixes" and bugs. Adjusted messages and options to GNU suggestions.

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Peter Eisentraut
2000-01-12 19:36:36 +00:00
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doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml,v 1.7 1999/12/07 22:41:41 momjian Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/createuser.sgml,v 1.8 2000/01/12 19:36:34 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ createuser [ <replaceable class="parameter">options</replaceable> ] [ <replaceab
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>createuser: Creation of user "<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable>" failed.</computeroutput></term>
<term><computeroutput>createuser: creation of user "<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable>" failed</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Something went wrong. The user was not created.

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doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml,v 1.2 1999/12/07 22:41:41 momjian Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml,v 1.3 2000/01/12 19:36:34 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ dropuser [ <replaceable class="parameter">options</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>dropuser: Deletion of user "<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable>" failed.</computeroutput></term>
<term><computeroutput>dropuser: deletion of user "<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable>" failed</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Something went wrong. The user was not removed.

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doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.18 1999/11/26 04:24:16 momjian Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.19 2000/01/12 19:36:34 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ testdb=>
</para>
<para>
The command form <literal>\d?</literal> is identical, but any comments
The command form <literal>\d+</literal> is identical, but any comments
associated with the table columns are shown as well.
</para>
@ -375,10 +375,6 @@ testdb=>
Lists all available aggregate functions, together with the data type they operate on.
If <replaceable class="parameter">pattern</replaceable>
(a regular expression) is specified, only matching aggregates are shown.
If the alternative command form <literal>\da?</literal> is used,
comments are listed for each function as well. The command form
<literal>\da+</literal> will show more information about each aggregate
function, which is usually not of general interest.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -426,8 +422,7 @@ testdb=>
If <replaceable class="parameter">pattern</replaceable>
(a regular expression) is specified, only matching functions are shown.
If the form <literal>\df+</literal> is used, additional information about
each function is shown. Comments for each function can be shown with
the <literal>\df?</literal> form.
each function, including language and description is shown.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -447,7 +442,7 @@ testdb=>
<para>
If <replaceable class="parameter">pattern</replaceable> is specified,
it is a regular expression restricts the listing to those objects
whose name matches. If one appends a <quote>?</quote> to the command name,
whose name matches. If one appends a <quote>+</quote> to the command name,
each object is listed with its associated description, if any.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -476,10 +471,6 @@ testdb=>
interpretation of the backslash as a new command, you might also
wish to quote the argument.)
</para>
<para>
If the form <literal>\do?</literal> is used, comments are listed for
each operator.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -500,8 +491,7 @@ testdb=>
<listitem>
<para>
Lists all data types or only those that match <replaceable class="parameter">pattern</replaceable>.
The command forms <literal>\dT+</literal> and <literal>\dT?</literal> show extra information
and the associated descriptions of the types, respectively.
The command form <literal>\dT+</literal> shows extra information.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -648,7 +638,7 @@ Tue Oct 26 21:40:57 CEST 1999
<listitem>
<para>
List all the databases in the server as well as their owners. Append a
<quote>?</quote> (question mark) to the command name to see any descriptions
<quote>+</quote> to the command name to see any descriptions
for the databases as well. If your <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
installation was
compiled with multibyte encoding support, the encoding scheme of each
@ -723,8 +713,6 @@ lo_import 152801
<para>
Shows a list of all <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> <quote>large
objects</quote> currently stored in the database along with their owners.
Append a question mark to the command name (<literal>\lo_list?</literal>) to
see the the associated comments as well.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -1203,11 +1191,9 @@ Access permissions for database "test"
<para>
If so configured, <application>psql</application> understands both standard
Unix short options, and <acronym>GNU</acronym>-style long options. Since the
latter are not available on all systems, you are advised to consider carefully
whether to use them, if you are writing scripts, etc. For support on the
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> mailing lists, you are asked to only
use the standard short options.
Unix short options, and <acronym>GNU</acronym>-style long options. The latter
are not available on all systems, so you are advised to consider carefully
whether to use them.
</para>
<para>
@ -1301,7 +1287,7 @@ Access permissions for database "test"
<varlistentry>
<term>-F, --field-sep <replaceable class="parameter">separator</replaceable></term>
<term>-F, --field-separator <replaceable class="parameter">separator</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Use <replaceable class="parameter">separator</replaceable> as the field separator.
@ -1358,7 +1344,7 @@ Access permissions for database "test"
<varlistentry>
<term>-o, --out <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></term>
<term>-o, --output <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Put all query output into file <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable>.
@ -1400,8 +1386,7 @@ Access permissions for database "test"
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies that <application>psql</application> should do its work quietly.
By default, it prints welcome messages, various informational output and
prompts for each query.
By default, it prints welcome messages and various informational output.
If this option is used, none of this happens. This is useful with the
<option>-c</option> option. Within <application>psql</application> you can
also set the <envar>quiet</envar> variable to achieve the same effect.
@ -1511,35 +1496,7 @@ Access permissions for database "test"
<term>-V, --version</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Shows version information about <application>psql</application> and your
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database server, if it could be reached.
</para>
<para>
The output looks similar to this:
<programlisting>
~$ <userinput>psql -V</userinput>
Server: PostgreSQL 6.5.2 on i586-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by egcs
psql 6.6.0 on i586-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc 2.8.1 (Oct 27 1999 15:15:04), long options,
readline, history, locale, assert checks
</programlisting>
The <quote>Server</quote> line is identical to the one returned by the
backend function <function>version()</function> and thus might vary
if you query different servers by using different connection
options.
</para>
<para>
The <quote>psql</quote> line is compiled into the <application>psql</application>
binary. It shows you which <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> release
it was distributed with and what optional features were compiled into it.
Although in general (as in the example above) you can use <application>psql</application>
and database servers from different versions (if they don't differ too much)
this is not recommended or
even necessary. The optional features indicate only <application>psql</application>'s
capabilities but if <application>psql</application> was configured with
the same source tree as the rest of the distribution, it gives you an
indication about other parts of the installation as well.
Shows the <application>psql</application> version.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -2149,26 +2106,6 @@ Field separator is "oo".
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title>History and Lineage</title>
<para>
<application>psql</application> first appeared in <productname>Postgres95</productname>
to complement and later replace the <application>monitor</application> program. (You see this
name here or there in really old files. The author has never had the pleasure to use this
program though.) An uncountable number of people have added features since to reflect
the enhancements in the actual database server.
</para>
<para>
The present version is the result of a major clean-up and re-write in 1999 by
<ulink URL="mailto:peter_e@gmx.net">Peter Eisentraut</ulink> in preparation for release 7.0.
Many people had again contributed their ideas. A bunch of features were stolen
from various shells (in case you hadn't noticed), in particular
<application>tcsh</application>.
</para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><acronym>GNU</acronym> readline</title>