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doc: mention that SET TIME ZONE often needs to be quoted
Also mention that time zone abbreviations are not supported. Reported-by: philippe.godfrin@nov.com Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/163888728952.1269.5167822676466793158@wrigleys.postgresql.org Backpatch-through: 10
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doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml

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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<synopsis>
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SET [ SESSION | LOCAL ] <replaceable class="parameter">configuration_parameter</replaceable> { TO | = } { <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> | '<replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable>' | DEFAULT }
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SET [ SESSION | LOCAL ] TIME ZONE { <replaceable class="parameter">timezone</replaceable> | LOCAL | DEFAULT }
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SET [ SESSION | LOCAL ] TIME ZONE { <replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable> | '<replaceable class="parameter">value</replaceable>' | LOCAL | DEFAULT }
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</synopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><literal>TIME ZONE</literal></term>
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<listitem>
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<para><literal>SET TIME ZONE <replaceable>value</replaceable></literal> is an alias
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for <literal>SET timezone TO <replaceable>value</replaceable></literal>. The
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<para><literal>SET TIME ZONE '<replaceable>value</replaceable>'</literal> is an alias
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for <literal>SET timezone TO '<replaceable>value</replaceable>'</literal>. The
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syntax <literal>SET TIME ZONE</literal> allows special syntax
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for the time zone specification. Here are examples of valid
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values:
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</para>
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<para>
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See <xref linkend="datatype-timezones"/> for more information
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Time zone abbreviations are not supported by <command>SET</command>;
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see <xref linkend="datatype-timezones"/> for more information
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about time zones.
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