From: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
To: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: EXCEPT TABLE - Case inconsistency for describe \d and \dRp+
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:10:33 +0200
Message-ID: <aeDs7iZUox1bbKAK@alvherre.pgsql> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHut+Pt3t_tCYwDStkj5fG4Z=YXrHvPBA7iGdh745QipC5zKeg@mail.gmail.com>
On 2026-Apr-10, Peter Smith wrote:
> # -- describe the tables
> # \d t1
> Table "public.t1"
> Column | Type | Collation | Nullable | Default
> --------+---------+-----------+----------+---------
> a | integer | | |
> Except Publications:
> "pub1"
I have a hard time understanding what an "except publication" is. I
think this would be clearer if the header said "Excluded from publications:"
A footer section under a publication saying "Except tables" on the other
hand is crystal clear.
--
Álvaro Herrera Breisgau, Deutschland — https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/
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