On 02/14/2017 09:47 AM, Mimiko wrote: > On 14.02.2017 17:30, Adrian Klaver wrote: >>> Is there a way to change postgres behavior to name database folders by >>> the database name? And table files in them by table's name? And not >>> using OIDs. >> >> No. >> >> Is there a particular problem you are trying to solve? > > No, there is not a problem. Its a convenience to visually view databases > and tables with theirs name and know what the size they occupy with > using queries of pg_catalog, like there is in mysql. Take look at: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/functions-admin.html#FUNCTIONS-ADMIN-DBOBJECT So as example: test=# select pg_size_pretty(pg_database_size('test')); pg_size_pretty ---------------- 8464 kB (1 row) > > > On 14.02.2017 17:34, Tom Lane wrote: >> It used to work like that, decades ago, and it caused enormous problems >> during table/database renames. We're not going back. > > So this is the culprit. Isn't there any option to use names? Even when > compiling? > > -- Adrian Klaver adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
