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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml | 33 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index 640fe12bbf6..4e51e90906c 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -3078,10 +3078,8 @@ bar by <application>psql</application>. They represent certain option settings that can be changed at run time by altering the value of the variable, or in some cases represent changeable state of - <application>psql</application>. Although - you can use these variables for other purposes, this is not - recommended, as the program behavior might grow really strange - really quickly. By convention, all specially treated variables' names + <application>psql</application>. + By convention, all specially treated variables' names consist of all upper-case ASCII letters (and possibly digits and underscores). To ensure maximum compatibility in the future, avoid using such variable names for your own purposes. A list of all specially @@ -3170,12 +3168,11 @@ bar start-up, use the switch <option>-a</option>. If set to <literal>queries</literal>, <application>psql</application> prints each query to standard output - as it is sent to the server. The switch for this is + as it is sent to the server. The switch to select this behavior is <option>-e</option>. If set to <literal>errors</literal>, then only failed queries are displayed on standard error output. The switch - for this is <option>-b</option>. If unset, or if set to - <literal>none</literal> (or any other value than those above) then - no queries are displayed. + for this behavior is <option>-b</option>. If unset, or if set to + <literal>none</literal>, then no queries are displayed. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -3201,6 +3198,9 @@ bar <listitem> <para> The current client character set encoding. + This is set every time you connect to a database (including + program start-up), and when you change the encoding + with <literal>\encoding</>, but it can be unset. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -3241,9 +3241,8 @@ bar list. If set to a value of <literal>ignoredups</literal>, lines matching the previous history line are not entered. A value of <literal>ignoreboth</literal> combines the two options. If - unset, or if set to <literal>none</literal> (or any other value - than those above), all lines read in interactive mode are - saved on the history list. + unset, or if set to <literal>none</literal> (the default), all lines + read in interactive mode are saved on the history list. </para> <note> <para> @@ -3312,7 +3311,7 @@ bar to an interactive session of <application>psql</application> will terminate the application. If set to a numeric value, that many <acronym>EOF</> characters are ignored before the - application terminates. If the variable is set but has no + application terminates. If the variable is set but not to a numeric value, the default is 10. </para> <note> @@ -3477,6 +3476,16 @@ bar </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>VERSION</varname></term> + <listitem> + <para> + This variable is set at program start-up to + reflect <application>psql</>'s version. It can be unset or changed. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> </refsect3> |