Description
SHOW will display the current setting of
run-time parameters. These variables can be set using the
SET statement, by editing the
postgresql.conf configuration file, through
the PGOPTIONS environmental variable (when using
libpq or a libpq-based
application), or through command-line flags when starting the
postgres. See Chapter 17 for details.
Examples
Show the current setting of the parameter DateStyle:
SHOW DateStyle;
DateStyle
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ISO, MDY
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Show the current setting of the parameter geqo:
SHOW geqo;
geqo
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on
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Show all settings:
SHOW ALL;
name | setting | description
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add_missing_from | off | Automatically adds missing table references to FROM clauses.
archive_command | unset | WAL archiving command.
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work_mem | 1024 | Sets the maximum memory to be used for query workspaces.
zero_damaged_pages | off | Continues processing past damaged page headers.
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