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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml index c7df697845e..42e94971741 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml @@ -4739,7 +4739,10 @@ StartupMessage (F) <para> Command-line arguments for the backend. (This is deprecated in favor of setting individual run-time - parameters.) + parameters.) Spaces within this string are + considered to separate arguments, unless escaped with + a backslash (<literal>\</>); write <literal>\\</> to + represent a literal backslash. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -4748,11 +4751,8 @@ StartupMessage (F) In addition to the above, any run-time parameter that can be set at backend start time might be listed. Such settings will be applied during backend start (after parsing the - command-line options if any). The values will act as - session defaults. Spaces in option values need to be escaped - with a backslash (<literal>\</>). A literal backslash can be - passed by escaping it with another backslash - (i.e <literal>\\</>). + command-line arguments if any). The values will act as + session defaults. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |