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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml | 10 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml index c742df415d0..bb6dc844a1b 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.46 2000/11/13 23:37:51 momjian Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.47 2000/11/14 01:53:37 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="libpq-chapter"> @@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ PGconn *PQconnectdb(const char *conninfo) <term><literal>host</literal></term> <listitem> <para> - Name of host to connect to. If a non-zero-length string is - specified, TCP/IP communication is used, else Unix sockets. + Name of host to connect to. Using this parameter causes a hostname look-up. See hostaddr. + If it begins with a slash, it is used + as the path to a unix domain socket. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1838,7 +1839,8 @@ application programs. <listitem> <para> <envar>PGHOST</envar> sets the default server name. -If a non-zero-length string is specified, TCP/IP communication is used. +If it beings with a slash, it is used as the path to a unix domain +socket. Without a host name, libpq will connect using a local Unix domain socket. </para> </listitem> |