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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/postgres-fdw.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/postgres-fdw.sgml index 41c952fbe32..0c55e0f0fd5 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/postgres-fdw.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/postgres-fdw.sgml @@ -936,6 +936,16 @@ postgres=# SELECT postgres_fdw_disconnect_all(); Note that change of this parameter doesn't affect any existing connections until they are re-established. </para> + <para> + <varname>postgres_fdw.application_name</varname> can be any string + of any length and contain even non-ASCII characters. However when + it's passed to and used as <varname>application_name</varname> + in a foreign server, note that it will be truncated to less than + <symbol>NAMEDATALEN</symbol> characters and any characters other + than printable ASCII ones in it will be replaced with question + marks (<literal>?</literal>). + See <xref linkend="guc-application-name"/> for details. + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> |