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heuristic determination of day vs month in date/time input. Add the ability to specify that input is interpreted as yy-mm-dd order (which formerly worked, but only for yy greater than 31). DateStyle's input component now has the preferred spellings DMY, MDY, or YMD; the older keywords European and US are now aliases for the first two of these. Per recent discussions on pgsql-general.
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.34 2003/07/29 00:03:17 tgl Exp $
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PostgreSQL documentation
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<refentry id="APP-POSTGRES">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle id="APP-POSTGRES-TITLE"><application>postgres</application></refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>postgres</refname>
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<refpurpose>run a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server in single-user mode</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<!-- standalone call -->
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<command>postgres</command>
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<arg>-A <group choice="plain"><arg>0</arg><arg>1</arg></group></arg>
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<arg>-B <replaceable>nbuffers</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-c <replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-d <replaceable>debug-level</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-e</arg>
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<arg>-E</arg>
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<arg>-f<group choice="plain"><arg>s</arg><arg>i</arg><arg>t</arg><arg>n</arg><arg>m</arg><arg>h</arg></group></arg>
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<arg>-F</arg>
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<arg>-N</arg>
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<arg>-o <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-O</arg>
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<arg>-P</arg>
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<group>
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<arg>-s</arg>
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<arg>-t<group choice="plain"><arg>pa</arg><arg>pl</arg><arg>ex</arg></group></arg>
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</group>
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<arg>-S <replaceable>sort-mem</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-W <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>--<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>database</replaceable></arg>
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<sbr>
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<!-- postmaster fork -->
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<command>postgres</command>
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<arg>-A <group choice="plain"><arg>0</arg><arg>1</arg></group></arg>
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<arg>-B <replaceable>nbuffers</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-c <replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-d <replaceable>debug-level</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-e</arg>
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<arg>-f<group choice="plain"><arg>s</arg><arg>i</arg><arg>t</arg><arg>n</arg><arg>m</arg><arg>h</arg></group></arg>
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<arg>-F</arg>
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<arg>-o <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-O</arg>
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<arg>-p <replaceable>database</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-P</arg>
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<group>
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<arg>-s</arg>
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<arg>-t<group choice="plain"><arg>pa</arg><arg>pl</arg><arg>ex</arg></group></arg>
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</group>
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<arg>-S <replaceable>sort-mem</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-v <replaceable>protocol</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>-W <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
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<arg>--<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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The <command>postgres</command> executable is the actual
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server process that processes
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queries. It is normally not called directly; instead a <xref
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linkend="app-postmaster"> multiuser server is started.
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</para>
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<para>
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The second form above is how
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<command>postgres</command> is invoked by the <xref
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linkend="app-postmaster"> (only
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conceptually, since both <filename>postmaster</filename> and
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<filename>postgres</filename> are in fact the same program); it
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should not be invoked directly this way. The first form invokes
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the server directly in interactive single-user mode. The primary use
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for this mode is during bootstrapping by <xref linkend="app-initdb">.
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Sometimes it is used for debugging or disaster recovery.
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</para>
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<para>
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When invoked in interactive mode from the shell, the user can enter
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queries and the results will be printed to the screen, but in a
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form that is more useful for developers than end users. But note
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that running a single-user server is not truly suitable for
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debugging the server since no realistic interprocess communication
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and locking will happen.
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</para>
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<para>
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When running a stand-alone server, the session user will be set to
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the user with ID 1. This user does not actually have to exist, so
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a stand-alone server can be used to manually recover from certain
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kinds of accidental damage to the system catalogs. Implicit
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superuser powers are granted to the user with ID 1 in stand-alone
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mode.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Options</title>
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<para>
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When <command>postgres</command> is started by a <xref
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linkend="app-postmaster"> then it
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inherits all options set by the latter. Additionally,
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<command>postgres</command>-specific options can be passed
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from the <command>postmaster</command> with the
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<option>-o</option> switch.
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</para>
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<para>
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You can avoid having to type these options by setting up a
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configuration file. See <xref linkend="runtime-config"> for details. Some
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(safe) options can also be set from the connecting client in an
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application-dependent way. For example, if the environment
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variable <envar>PGOPTIONS</envar> is set, then
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<application>libpq</>-based clients will pass that string to the
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server, which will interpret it as
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<command>postgres</command> command-line options.
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</para>
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<refsect2>
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<title>General Purpose</title>
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<para>
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The options <option>-A</option>, <option>-B</option>,
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<option>-c</option>, <option>-d</option>, <option>-D</option>,
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<option>-F</option>, and <option>--<replaceable>name</></option> have the same meanings
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as the <xref linkend="app-postmaster"> except that
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<literal>-d 0</> prevents the server log level of
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the <command>postmaster</> from being propagated to <command>postgres</>.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-e</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Sets the default date style to <quote>European</quote>, that is
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<literal>DMY</> ordering of input date fields. This also causes
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the day to be printed before the month in certain date output formats.
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See <xref linkend="datatype-datetime"> for more information.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-o</option> <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Send all server log output to
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<replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable>.
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If <command>postgres</command> is running under the
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<command>postmaster</command>, this option is ignored,
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and the <systemitem>stderr</> inherited from the
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<command>postmaster</command> is used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-P</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Ignore system indexes while scanning/updating system tables. The
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<command>REINDEX</command> command for system tables/indexes
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requires this option to be used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-s</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Print time information and other statistics at the end of each command.
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This is useful for benchmarking or for use in tuning the number of
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buffers.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-S</option> <replaceable class="parameter">sort-mem</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the amount of memory to be used by internal sorts and hashes
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before resorting to temporary disk files. The value is specified in
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kilobytes, and defaults to 1024. Note that for a complex query,
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several sorts and/or hashes might be running in parallel, and each one
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will be allowed to use as much as
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<replaceable class="parameter">sort-mem</replaceable> kilobytes
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before it starts to put data into temporary files.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Options for stand-alone mode</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><replaceable class="parameter">database</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the name of the database to be accessed. If it is
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omitted it defaults to the user name.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-E</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Echo all commands.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-N</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Disables use of newline as a statement delimiter.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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<refsect2>
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<title>Semi-internal Options</title>
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<para>
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There are several other options that may be specified, used
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mainly for debugging purposes. These are listed here only for
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the use by <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> system
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developers. <emphasis>Use of any of these options is highly
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discouraged.</emphasis> Furthermore, any of these options may
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disappear or change in a future release without notice.
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-f</option> <literal>{ s | i | m | n | h }</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Forbids the use of particular scan and join methods:
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<literal>s</literal> and <literal>i</literal>
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disable sequential and index scans respectively, while
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<literal>n</literal>, <literal>m</literal>, and <literal>h</literal>
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disable nested-loop, merge and hash joins respectively.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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Neither sequential scans nor nested-loop joins can be disabled completely;
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the <literal>-fs</literal> and <literal>-fn</literal>
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options simply discourage the optimizer from using those
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plan types if it has any other alternative.
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</para>
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</note>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-O</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Allows the structure of system tables to be modified. This is
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used by <command>initdb</command>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-p</option> <replaceable class="parameter">database</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Indicates that this process has been started by a
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<command>postmaster</command> and specifies the database to use.
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etc.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-t</option> <literal>pa[rser] | pl[anner] | e[xecutor]</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Print timing statistics for each query relating to each of the
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major system modules. This option cannot be used together
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with the <option>-s</option> option.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-v</option> <replaceable class="parameter">protocol</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the version number of the frontend/backend protocol
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to be used for this particular session.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-W</option> <replaceable class="parameter">seconds</replaceable></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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As soon as this option is encountered, the process sleeps for
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the specified amount of seconds. This gives developers time
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to attach a debugger to the server process.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect2>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Environment</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><envar>PGDATA</envar></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Default data direction location
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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For others, which have little influence during single-user mode,
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see <xref linkend="app-postmaster">.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Notes</title>
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<para>
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To stop a running query use the <literal>SIGINT</literal> signal. To
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tell <command>postgres</command> to reread the configuration file,
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use a <literal>SIGHUP</literal> signal. The
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<command>postmaster</command> uses <literal>SIGTERM</literal>
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to tell a <command>postgres</command> process to quit normally and
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<literal>SIGQUIT</literal> to terminate without the normal cleanup.
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These <emphasis>should not</emphasis> be used by users.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Usage</title>
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<para>
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Start a stand-alone server with a command like
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<screen>
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<userinput>postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data <replaceable>other-options</> my_database</userinput>
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</screen>
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Provide the correct path to the database directory with <option>-D</>, or
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make sure that the environment variable <envar>PGDATA</> is set.
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Also specify the name of the particular database you want to work in.
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</para>
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<para>
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Normally, the stand-alone server treats newline as the command
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entry terminator; there is no intelligence about semicolons,
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as there is in <application>psql</>. To continue a command
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across multiple lines, you must type backslash just before each
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newline except the last one.
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</para>
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<para>
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But if you use the <option>-N</> command line switch, then newline does
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not terminate command entry. In this case, the server will read the standard input
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until the end-of-file (<acronym>EOF</>) marker, then
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process the input as a single command string. Backslash-newline is not
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treated specially in this case.
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</para>
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<para>
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To quit the session, type <acronym>EOF</acronym>
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(<keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Control</><keycap>D</></>, usually).
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If you've
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used <option>-N</>, two consecutive <acronym>EOF</>s are needed to exit.
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</para>
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<para>
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Note that the stand-alone server does not provide sophisticated
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line-editing features (no command history, for example).
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para>
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<xref linkend="app-initdb">,
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<xref linkend="app-ipcclean">,
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<xref linkend="app-postmaster">
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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