Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> The new pg_basebackup -k option stands for --no-verify-checksums. That
> is nearly the opposite of initdb -k, which is for enabling checksums. I
> think it could be confusing to have two related tools use the same
> option letter for nearly opposite purposes.
> How about using capital -K in pg_basebackup? Or maybe it doesn't need a
> short option at all.
+1 for no short option.
regards, tom lane