Re: \dt doesn't show all relations in user's schemas (8.4.2)

2009/12/22 Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>

Ahh, right, it's about visibility.  Hadn't caught that part.

While it appears that the docs and utility are logically consistent, this is SO counter-intuitive.

I was just scanning the man page from top to bottom, looking for a way to show all tables...

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 8533c29..d704776 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ testdb=&gt;
If <command>\d</command> is used without a
<replaceable class="parameter">pattern</replaceable> argument, it is
equivalent to <command>\dtvs</command> which will show a list of
- all tables, views, and sequences. This is purely a convenience
+ all visible tables, views, and sequences. This is purely a convenience
measure.
</para>
</note>