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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<synopsis>
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ALTER SYSTEM SET <replaceable class="parameter">configuration_parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> | '<replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable>' | DEFAULT }
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ALTER SYSTEM SET <replaceable class="parameter">configuration_parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> [, ...] | DEFAULT }
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ALTER SYSTEM RESET <replaceable class="parameter">configuration_parameter</replaceable>
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ALTER SYSTEM RESET ALL
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New value of the parameter. Values can be specified as string
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constants, identifiers, numbers, or comma-separated lists of
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these, as appropriate for the particular parameter.
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Values that are neither numbers nor valid identifiers must be quoted.
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<literal>DEFAULT</literal> can be written to specify removing the
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parameter and its value from <filename>postgresql.auto.conf</filename>.
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</para>
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<para>
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For some list-accepting parameters, quoted values will produce
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double-quoted output to preserve whitespace and commas; for others,
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double-quotes must be used inside single-quoted strings to get
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