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diff --git a/src/man/postgres.1 b/src/man/postgres.1 index 24d1bf4c46b..68b9adcefbf 100644 --- a/src/man/postgres.1 +++ b/src/man/postgres.1 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .\" This is -*-nroff-*- .\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here.... -.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/postgres.1,v 1.10 1998/01/26 01:42:51 scrappy Exp $ +.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/postgres.1,v 1.11 1998/05/27 18:32:05 momjian Exp $ .TH POSTGRESQL UNIX 12/08/96 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL .SH NAME postgres - the Postgres backend server @@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ postgres - the Postgres backend server .BR "-B" n_buffers] [\c +.BR "-C" +] +[\c .BR "-D" data_directory] [\c @@ -18,7 +21,6 @@ data_directory] [\c .BR "-F" ] -.br [\c .BR "-P" filedes] @@ -29,21 +31,20 @@ filedes] .BR "-S n_buffers" ] [\c -.BR "-e" -] -[\c -.BR "-v protocol" -] -.br -[\c .BR "-d" debug_level] [\c +.BR "-e" +] +[\c .BR "-o" output_file] [\c .BR "-s" ] +[\c +.BR "-v protocol" +] [dbname] .in -5n .SH DESCRIPTION @@ -64,7 +65,20 @@ environment variable. The .IR postgres server understands the following command-line options: -.TP 5n +.TP +.BR "-B" " n_buffers" +If the backend is running under the +.IR postmaster , +.IR "n_buffers" +is the number of shared-memory buffers that the +.IR "postmaster" +has allocated for the backend server processes that it starts. If the +backend is running standalone, this specifies the number of buffers to +allocate. This value defaults to 64, and each buffer is 8k bytes. +.TP +.BR "-C" +Do not show server version number. +.TP .BR "-D" " data_directory" This option specifies the pathname of the directory that contains the database system data (the tables, the catalogs, etc.). If you don't @@ -77,16 +91,6 @@ the database system is created with with a --pgdata option to .IR initdb . .TP -.BR "-B" " n_buffers" -If the backend is running under the -.IR postmaster , -.IR "n_buffers" -is the number of shared-memory buffers that the -.IR "postmaster" -has allocated for the backend server processes that it starts. If the -backend is running standalone, this specifies the number of buffers to -allocate. This value defaults to 64, and each buffer is 8k bytes. -.TP .BR "-E" Echo all queries. .TP @@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ buffers. .BR "-v" " protocol" Specifies the number of the frontend/backend protocol to be used for this particular session. -.SH "DEPRECATED COMMAND OPTIONS" +.SH "DEVELOPER COMMAND OPTIONS" There are several other options that may be specified, used mainly for debugging purposes. These are listed here only for the use by Postgres system developers. @@ -184,6 +188,9 @@ disable nested-loop, merge and hash joins respectively. This is another feature that may not necessarily produce executable plans. .TP +.BR "-i" +Prevents query execution, but shows the plan tree. +.TP .BR "-p" Indicates to the backend server that it has been started by a .IR postmaster |