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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml | 27 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml index 77ccf8e3fcd..ae6dfbd8a55 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml,v 2.177 2008/10/06 13:05:36 mha Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml,v 2.178 2008/10/06 13:59:37 tgl Exp $ --> <!-- Documentation of the system catalogs, directed toward PostgreSQL developers --> @@ -6352,7 +6352,8 @@ <para> The view <structname>pg_settings</structname> provides access to run-time parameters of the server. It is essentially an alternative - interface to the <command>SHOW</> and <command>SET</> commands. + interface to the <xref linkend="sql-show" endterm="sql-show-title"> + and <xref linkend="sql-set" endterm="sql-set-title"> commands. It also provides access to some facts about each parameter that are not directly available from <command>SHOW</>, such as minimum and maximum values. @@ -6398,7 +6399,7 @@ <row> <entry><structfield>extra_desc</structfield></entry> <entry><type>text</type></entry> - <entry>Additional, more detailed, information about the parameter</entry> + <entry>Additional, more detailed, description of the parameter</entry> </row> <row> <entry><structfield>context</structfield></entry> @@ -6432,7 +6433,7 @@ <row> <entry><structfield>enumvals</structfield></entry> <entry><type>text</type></entry> - <entry>Allowed values in enum parameters (NULL for non-enum + <entry>Allowed values of an enum parameter (NULL for non-enum values)</entry> </row> <row> @@ -6444,21 +6445,23 @@ <row> <entry><structfield>reset_val</structfield></entry> <entry><type>text</type></entry> - <entry>Default run-time session value for the parameter that it will - revert to if <command>RESET</command></entry> + <entry>Value that <command>RESET</command> would reset the parameter to + in the current session</entry> </row> <row> <entry><structfield>sourcefile</structfield></entry> <entry><type>text</type></entry> - <entry>Input file the current value was set from (NULL for values set in - sources other than configuration files). Helpful when using - configuration include directives.</entry> + <entry>Configuration file the current value was set in (NULL for + values set from sources other than configuration files, or when + examined by a non-superuser). + Helpful when using configuration include directives</entry> </row> <row> <entry><structfield>sourceline</structfield></entry> - <entry><type>text</type></entry> - <entry>Line number within the sourcefile the current value was set - from (NULL for values set in sources other than configuration files) + <entry><type>integer</type></entry> + <entry>Line number within the configuration file the current value was + set at (NULL for values set from sources other than configuration files, + or when examined by a non-superuser) </entry> </row> </tbody> |