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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:38:59 -0500
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Subject: Re: Is the pg_isready database name relevant?
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On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 11:30=E2=80=AFAM David G. Johnston <
david.g.johnston@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Monday, November 24, 2025, Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com> wrote=
:
>
>> The "-d, --dbname=3DDBNAME" option is mentioned in --help output, but
>> pg_isready ignores nonexistent databases.
>>
>> Is this an application bug, a minor doc bug or am I missing something?
>>
>
> It=E2=80=99s documented in the Notes section.
>

That seems odd.  Why mention an option in --help if the option isn't needed=
?

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Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 11:30=E2=80=AFAM =
David G. Johnston &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david.g.johnston@gmail.com">david.g=
.johnston@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quo=
te_container"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Monday, =
November 24, 2025, Ron Johnson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ronljohnsonjr@gmail.co=
m" target=3D"_blank">ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px sol=
id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>The &quot;-d, -=
-dbname=3DDBNAME&quot; option is mentioned in --help output, but pg_isready=
 ignores=C2=A0nonexistent=C2=A0databases.</div><div><br></div><div>Is this =
an application bug, a minor doc bug or am I=C2=A0missing something?<br></di=
v></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It=E2=80=99s documented in the Not=
es section.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>That seems odd.=C2=A0 Why=
 mention an option in --help if the option isn&#39;t needed?</div><div><br>=
</div></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Death to &lt;Redacted&g=
t;, and butter sauce.<div>Don&#39;t boil me, I&#39;m still alive.<br><div><=
div>&lt;Redacted&gt; lobster!</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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