Naming conventions
So this is purely anecdotal but I'm curious, what's with all the
different naming conventions? There's psql (for database
connections), pgsql (used for some dirs like /usr/pgsql-9.1 and this
mailing list), postgres (user and other references), and postgresql
(startup scripts).
Cheers,
Scott
On 15/05/2012 22:50, Scott Briggs wrote:
So this is purely anecdotal but I'm curious, what's with all the
different naming conventions? There's psql (for database
connections), pgsql (used for some dirs like /usr/pgsql-9.1 and this
mailing list), postgres (user and other references), and postgresql
(startup scripts).
... and don't forget (maybe oddest of all) libpq! :-)
Ray.
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rod@iol.ie
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 10:08:03AM +0100, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
On 15/05/2012 22:50, Scott Briggs wrote:
So this is purely anecdotal but I'm curious, what's with all the
different naming conventions? There's psql (for database
connections), pgsql (used for some dirs like /usr/pgsql-9.1 and this
mailing list), postgres (user and other references), and postgresql
(startup scripts).
Uh, the original Berkeley project name was postgres, pgsql is used as a
short-hand for PostgreSQL, and psql is short for 'PostgreSQL SQL
Monitor'.
... and don't forget (maybe oddest of all) libpq! :-)
libpq originally supported Postgres QUEL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QUEL_query_languages
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EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com
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On 25/05/2012 02:21, Bruce Momjian wrote:
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 10:08:03AM +0100, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
On 15/05/2012 22:50, Scott Briggs wrote:
So this is purely anecdotal but I'm curious, what's with all the
different naming conventions? There's psql (for database
connections), pgsql (used for some dirs like /usr/pgsql-9.1 and this
mailing list), postgres (user and other references), and postgresql
(startup scripts).Uh, the original Berkeley project name was postgres, pgsql is used as a
short-hand for PostgreSQL, and psql is short for 'PostgreSQL SQL
Monitor'.... and don't forget (maybe oddest of all) libpq! :-)
libpq originally supported Postgres QUEL:
Good to know all this... it might be worth adding it to the website or
the wiki for the benefit of us blow-ins. :-)
Ray.
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Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland
rod@iol.ie
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 09:49:18AM +0100, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
On 25/05/2012 02:21, Bruce Momjian wrote:
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 10:08:03AM +0100, Raymond O'Donnell wrote:
On 15/05/2012 22:50, Scott Briggs wrote:
So this is purely anecdotal but I'm curious, what's with all the
different naming conventions? There's psql (for database
connections), pgsql (used for some dirs like /usr/pgsql-9.1 and this
mailing list), postgres (user and other references), and postgresql
(startup scripts).Uh, the original Berkeley project name was postgres, pgsql is used as a
short-hand for PostgreSQL, and psql is short for 'PostgreSQL SQL
Monitor'.... and don't forget (maybe oddest of all) libpq! :-)
libpq originally supported Postgres QUEL:
Good to know all this... it might be worth adding it to the website or
the wiki for the benefit of us blow-ins. :-)
Added a small mention to our docs in the history section that libpq is
named after POSTQUEL. Applied patch attached.
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com
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