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From: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Cc: steven.winfield@cantabcapital.com
Subject: Re: BUG #16059: Tab-completion of filenames in COPY commands removes required quotes
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 08:54:35 +0100
Message-ID: <6ccd23e4-ce58-c2b5-39a1-801a9937ae86@2ndquadrant.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1628.1572820800@sss.pgh.pa.us>
References: <16059-8836946734c02b84@postgresql.org>
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On 2019-11-03 23:40, Tom Lane wrote:
> * The patch now always quotes completed filenames, so quote_if_needed()
> is misnamed and overcomplicated for this use-case.  I left the extra
> generality in place for possible future use.  On the other hand, this
> is the*only*  use-case, so you could also argue that we should just
> simplify the function's API.  I have no strong opinion about that.

I haven't found an explanation in this thread why it does always quote 
now.  That seems a bit unusual.  Is there a reason for this?  Can we do 
without it?

-- 
Peter Eisentraut              http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services





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