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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: IF (NOT) EXISTS in psql-completion
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Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 10:12 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> BTW ... can anyone explain to me the reason why we offer to complete
>> CREATE OBJECT with the names of existing objects of that kind?

> Isn't that to facilitate commands appended after CREATE SCHEMA? Say
> table foo is in schema1, and creating it in schema2 gets easier with
> tab completion?

Seems like pretty much of a stretch.  I've never done anything like
that, have you?

			regards, tom lane


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