David Christensen <david@endpoint.com> wrote:
> At this point, I have no real preference for this patch; it is
> just as easy to echo line >> datadir/postgresql.conf, so perhaps
> that makes this patch somewhat pointless.
On reflection, I'm inclined to agree.
> I suppose there's a shaky argument to be made for Windows
> compatibility, but I'm sure there's also an equivalent
> functionality to be found in the windows shell.
The Windows command shell supports the echo command and >> to
append.
> Like I said in the original submission, I found it helpful for
> the programmatic configuration of a number of simultaneous node,
> but if it's not generally useful to the community at large, I'll
> understand if it's punted.
Unless someone can show a significant benefit beyond >> appends,
I'll do that in a couple days.
-Kevin