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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index 842558d6735..afa087a3465 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -1025,10 +1025,41 @@ SET ENABLE_SEQSCAN TO OFF; </variablelist> </sect2> + <sect2 id="runtime-config-resource-disk"> + <title>Disk</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry id="guc-temp-file-limit" xreflabel="temp_file_limit"> + <term><varname>temp_file_limit</varname> (<type>integer</type>)</term> + <indexterm> + <primary><varname>temp_file_limit</> configuration parameter</primary> + </indexterm> + <listitem> + <para> + Specifies the maximum amount of disk space that a session can use + for temporary files, such as sort and hash temporary files, or the + storage file for a held cursor. + The value is specified in kilobytes, and <literal>-1</> (the + default) means no limit. + Only superusers can change this setting. + </para> + <para> + This setting constrains the total space used at any instant by all + temporary files used by a given <productname>PostgreSQL</> session. + It should be noted that disk space used for explicit temporary + tables, as opposed to temporary files used behind-the-scenes in query + execution, does <emphasis>not</emphasis> count against this limit. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + </sect2> + <sect2 id="runtime-config-resource-kernel"> <title>Kernel Resource Usage</title> - <variablelist> + <variablelist> <varlistentry id="guc-max-files-per-process" xreflabel="max_files_per_process"> <term><varname>max_files_per_process</varname> (<type>integer</type>)</term> <indexterm> |