<term><option>--builtin</option>=<replaceable>scriptname[@weight]</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Add the specified built-in script to the list of executed scripts.
- An optional integer weight after <literal>@</literal> allows to adjust the
- probability of drawing the script. If not specified, it is set to 1.
+ Add the specified built-in script to the list of scripts to be executed.
Available built-in scripts are: <literal>tpcb-like</literal>,
<literal>simple-update</literal> and <literal>select-only</literal>.
Unambiguous prefixes of built-in names are accepted.
- With special name <literal>list</literal>, show the list of built-in scripts
+ With the special name <literal>list</literal>, show the list of built-in scripts
and exit immediately.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Optionally, write an integer weight after <literal>@</literal> to
+ adjust the probability of selecting this script versus other ones.
+ The default weight is 1.
+ See below for details.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><option>--file=</option><replaceable>filename[@weight]</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Add a transaction script read from <replaceable>filename</replaceable> to
- the list of executed scripts.
- An optional integer weight after <literal>@</literal> allows to adjust the
- probability of drawing the test.
+ Add a transaction script read from <replaceable>filename</replaceable>
+ to the list of scripts to be executed.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Optionally, write an integer weight after <literal>@</literal> to
+ adjust the probability of selecting this script versus other ones.
+ The default weight is 1.
+ (To use a script file name that includes an <literal>@</literal>
+ character, append a weight so that there is no ambiguity, for
+ example <literal>filen@me@1</literal>.)
See below for details.
</para>
</listitem>
<para>
<application>pgbench</application> executes test scripts chosen randomly
from a specified list.
- They include built-in scripts with <option>-b</option> and
- user-provided custom scripts with <option>-f</option>.
- Each script may be given a relative weight specified after a
- <literal>@</literal> so as to change its drawing probability.
+ The scripts may include built-in scripts specified with <option>-b</option>
+ and user-provided scripts specified with <option>-f</option>.
+ Each script may be given a relative weight specified after an
+ <literal>@</literal> so as to change its selection probability.
The default weight is <literal>1</literal>.
Scripts with a weight of <literal>0</literal> are ignored.
</para>