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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml')
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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index c592edac60a..868de184184 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -3671,6 +3671,21 @@ bar </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term><varname>SERVER_VERSION_NAME</varname></term> + <term><varname>SERVER_VERSION_NUM</varname></term> + <listitem> + <para> + The server's version number as a string, for + example <literal>9.6.2</>, <literal>10.1</> or <literal>11beta1</>, + and in numeric form, for + example <literal>90602</> or <literal>100001</>. + These are set every time you connect to a database + (including program start-up), but can be changed or unset. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><varname>SHOW_CONTEXT</varname></term> <listitem> <para> @@ -3733,10 +3748,15 @@ bar <varlistentry> <term><varname>VERSION</varname></term> + <term><varname>VERSION_NAME</varname></term> + <term><varname>VERSION_NUM</varname></term> <listitem> <para> - This variable is set at program start-up to - reflect <application>psql</>'s version. It can be changed or unset. + These variables are set at program start-up to reflect + <application>psql</>'s version, respectively as a verbose string, + a short string (e.g., <literal>9.6.2</>, <literal>10.1</>, + or <literal>11beta1</>), and a number (e.g., <literal>90602</> + or <literal>100001</>). They can be changed or unset. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |