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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/config.sgml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml | 7 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml index e93208b2e6a..3777cfa52a7 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml @@ -334,9 +334,10 @@ UPDATE pg_settings SET setting = reset_val WHERE name = 'configuration_parameter <para> During server startup, parameter settings can be passed to the <command>postgres</command> command via the - <option>-c</option> command-line parameter. For example, + <option>-c name=value</option> command-line parameter, or its equivalent + <option>--name=value</option> variation. For example, <programlisting> -postgres -c log_connections=yes -c log_destination='syslog' +postgres -c log_connections=yes --log-destination='syslog' </programlisting> Settings provided in this way override those set via <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> or <command>ALTER SYSTEM</command>, @@ -353,10 +354,10 @@ postgres -c log_connections=yes -c log_destination='syslog' of the session, but do not affect other sessions. For historical reasons, the format of <envar>PGOPTIONS</envar> is similar to that used when launching the <command>postgres</command> - command; specifically, the <option>-c</option> flag must be specified. - For example, + command; specifically, the <option>-c</option>, or prepended + <literal>--</literal>, before the name must be specified. For example, <programlisting> -env PGOPTIONS="-c geqo=off -c statement_timeout=5min" psql +env PGOPTIONS="-c geqo=off --statement-timeout=5min" psql </programlisting> </para> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml index 1d32c226d81..74b6ed0cf97 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml @@ -1421,9 +1421,10 @@ postgresql://%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fpostgresql/dbname <listitem> <para> Specifies command-line options to send to the server at connection - start. For example, setting this to <literal>-c geqo=off</literal> sets the - session's value of the <varname>geqo</varname> parameter to - <literal>off</literal>. Spaces within this string are considered to + start. For example, setting this to <literal>-c geqo=off</literal> + or <literal>--geqo=off</literal> sets the session's value of the + <varname>geqo</varname> parameter to <literal>off</literal>. + Spaces within this string are considered to separate command-line arguments, unless escaped with a backslash (<literal>\</literal>); write <literal>\\</literal> to represent a literal backslash. For a detailed discussion of the available |