Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> > If I can get someone else to say they prefer brackets over parentheses in
> > \? I will make the change. Right now we have:
>
> > \df[antwS+] [PATTERN] list (only agg/normal/trigger/window) functions
>
> > With brackets it would be:
>
> > \df[antwS+] [PATTERN] list [only agg/normal/trigger/window] functions
>
> Yes, the brackets in the text match up with the brackets in the syntax,
> so I think this looks more sensible.
Still, my original proposal was \df[antw][S+]. The extra brackets are
obviously redundant, but if we're about providing cues, this is a good
cue IMO. It allows the [S+] to match the other lines.
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