| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: pg_basebackup -k option |
| Date: | 2018-05-18 14:46:37 |
| Message-ID: | 29277.1526654797@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> The new pg_basebackup -k option stands for --no-verify-checksums. That
> is nearly the opposite of initdb -k, which is for enabling checksums. I
> think it could be confusing to have two related tools use the same
> option letter for nearly opposite purposes.
> How about using capital -K in pg_basebackup? Or maybe it doesn't need a
> short option at all.
+1 for no short option.
regards, tom lane
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