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<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml,v 1.7 1999/07/22 15:09:15 thomas Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml,v 1.8 2000/02/15 20:49:07 tgl Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ SHOW VARIABLE
Description
</title>
<para>
- <command>SHOW</command> will display the current
- configuration parameters for
- variable during a session.
+ <command>SHOW</command> will display the current setting of a
+ run-time parameter during a session.
</para>
<para>
- The session can be configured using <command>SET</command> statement,
- and values
- can be restored to the defaults using <command>RESET</command> statement.
+ These variables can be set using the <command>SET</command> statement,
+ and
+ can be restored to the default values using the <command>RESET</command>
+ statement.
Parameters and values are case-insensitive.
</para>
@@ -125,13 +125,12 @@ SHOW VARIABLE
Notes
</title>
<para>
- The <command>SHOW</command> is a <productname>Postgres</productname>
+ <command>SHOW</command> is a <productname>Postgres</productname>
language extension.
</para>
<para>
Refer to <command>SET</command>/<command>RESET</command>
to set/reset variable values.
- See also <command>SET TIME ZONE</command>.
</para>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>