Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eeqQf-0004bg-Mh for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:55:33 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=malur.postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eeqQe-0004cK-Gb for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:55:32 +0000 Received: from makus.postgresql.org ([2001:4800:1501:1::229]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eeqQe-0004c9-7y for pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:55:32 +0000 Received: from momjian.us ([72.94.173.45]) by makus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1eeqQW-0006gT-PH for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:55:30 +0000 Received: from bruce by momjian.us with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eeqQV-0003aA-Sv; Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:55:23 -0500 Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:55:23 -0500 From: Bruce Momjian To: gptmailinglists@gmail.com Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Addition to / Clarification in 9.7.1. LIKE Message-ID: <20180125225523.GB22736@momjian.us> References: <20171214093339.29863.34708@wrigleys.postgresql.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20171214093339.29863.34708@wrigleys.postgresql.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: Precedence: bulk On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 09:33:39AM +0000, gptmailinglists@gmail.com wrote: > The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: > > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/functions-matching.html > Description: > > Between the 1st and 2nd paragraphs please add a new one which make clear > (also to a newbie like myself) that the _only characters_ can be used in > pattern are (_) and (%). Uh, it is not totally clear what you are suggesting here. I think you are talking about the LIKE command and its use of _ and %. What detail should be added? Can you show an example? -- 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 +