Re: logfile subprocess and Fancy File Functions - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: logfile subprocess and Fancy File Functions
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Msg-id 200407201817.i6KIHfX07806@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: logfile subprocess and Fancy File Functions  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: logfile subprocess and Fancy File Functions
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Andreas Pflug wrote:
> > Apparently it's best to invent a log_file_prefix = 'pgsql_' guc
> > variable.
>
> In any case, the prefix "postgresql-" is more in line with current
> practice.

For logs I think pgsql_ is best because that filename is already going
to be long, and I don't usually like dashes in file names.  They look
too much like arguments, but tarballs use them and it looks OK there, I
guess.

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