.psqlrc and custom functions (mysql-like)

[Sandeep Srinivasa <sss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi,

  As part of a product we are building, we are using postgres as our database. But most of our developers have a (loud) mysql background.

I want to potentially provide "aliases" for a few commonly used mysql functions.

 I see that the .psqlrc could potentially be the place where you could define these custom functions - I looked at http://okbob.blogspot.com/2009/12/macros-for-epsql.html but it seems to be a patched psql. Is is possible to have the exact same commands as defined in that page in a .psqlrc .. via plpgsql or something ?

I might be totally way off the target here, so please correct me if I am wrong.

As an example, how would I do something as simple as "DESCRIBE table" (yes I know \d+ equivalent.. I still want to be able to define this function)

thanks and regards

Sandeep