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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index e492a1fc2f5..f49ee28259c 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.197 2008/11/21 19:42:12 mha Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.198 2008/11/21 20:21:59 tgl Exp $ --> <chapter Id="runtime-config"> <title>Server Configuration</title> @@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ Some settings specify a memory or time value. Each of these has an implicit unit, which is either kilobytes, blocks (typically eight kilobytes), milliseconds, seconds, or minutes. Default units can be - queried by referencing <literal>pg_settings.unit</>. For convenience, + found by referencing <structname>pg_settings</>.<structfield>unit</>. + For convenience, a different unit can also be specified explicitly. Valid memory units are <literal>kB</literal> (kilobytes), <literal>MB</literal> (megabytes), and <literal>GB</literal> (gigabytes); valid time units @@ -43,10 +44,11 @@ </para> <para> - Settings of type 'enum' are specified the same way at string settings, - but are restricted to a limited range of values. To find available - values, look at <literal>pg_settings.enumvals</>. Enum settings are - case insensitive. + Parameters of type <quote>enum</> are specified in the same way as string + parameters, but are restricted to a limited set of values. The allowed + values can be found + from <structname>pg_settings</>.<structfield>enumvals</>. + Enum parameter values are case-insensitive. </para> <para> |