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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:10:33 +0200
From: =?utf-8?Q?=C3=81lvaro?= Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
To: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: EXCEPT TABLE - Case inconsistency for describe \d and \dRp+
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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.

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Álvaro Herrera        Breisgau, Deutschland  —  https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/