{"archive_timeout", PGC_SIGHUP, WAL_ARCHIVING,
gettext_noop("Sets the amount of time to wait before forcing a "
"switch to the next WAL file."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables the timeout."),
GUC_UNIT_S
},
&XLogArchiveTimeout,
{
{"geqo_pool_size", PGC_USERSET, QUERY_TUNING_GEQO,
gettext_noop("GEQO: number of individuals in the population."),
- gettext_noop("Zero selects a suitable default value."),
+ gettext_noop("0 means use a suitable default value."),
GUC_EXPLAIN
},
&Geqo_pool_size,
{
{"geqo_generations", PGC_USERSET, QUERY_TUNING_GEQO,
gettext_noop("GEQO: number of iterations of the algorithm."),
- gettext_noop("Zero selects a suitable default value."),
+ gettext_noop("0 means use a suitable default value."),
GUC_EXPLAIN
},
&Geqo_generations,
{
{"max_standby_archive_delay", PGC_SIGHUP, REPLICATION_STANDBY,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum delay before canceling queries when a hot standby server is processing archived WAL data."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("-1 means wait forever."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&max_standby_archive_delay,
{
{"max_standby_streaming_delay", PGC_SIGHUP, REPLICATION_STANDBY,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum delay before canceling queries when a hot standby server is processing streamed WAL data."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("-1 means wait forever."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&max_standby_streaming_delay,
{
{"wal_receiver_timeout", PGC_SIGHUP, REPLICATION_STANDBY,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum wait time to receive data from the sending server."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables the timeout."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&wal_receiver_timeout,
{
{"shared_memory_size_in_huge_pages", PGC_INTERNAL, PRESET_OPTIONS,
gettext_noop("Shows the number of huge pages needed for the main shared memory area."),
- gettext_noop("-1 indicates that the value could not be determined."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 means huge pages are not supported."),
GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE | GUC_DISALLOW_IN_FILE | GUC_RUNTIME_COMPUTED
},
&shared_memory_size_in_huge_pages,
{
{"commit_timestamp_buffers", PGC_POSTMASTER, RESOURCES_MEM,
gettext_noop("Sets the size of the dedicated buffer pool used for the commit timestamp cache."),
- gettext_noop("Specify 0 to have this value determined as a fraction of \"shared_buffers\"."),
+ gettext_noop("0 means use a fraction of \"shared_buffers\"."),
GUC_UNIT_BLOCKS
},
&commit_timestamp_buffers,
{
{"subtransaction_buffers", PGC_POSTMASTER, RESOURCES_MEM,
gettext_noop("Sets the size of the dedicated buffer pool used for the subtransaction cache."),
- gettext_noop("Specify 0 to have this value determined as a fraction of \"shared_buffers\"."),
+ gettext_noop("0 means use a fraction of \"shared_buffers\"."),
GUC_UNIT_BLOCKS
},
&subtransaction_buffers,
{
{"transaction_buffers", PGC_POSTMASTER, RESOURCES_MEM,
gettext_noop("Sets the size of the dedicated buffer pool used for the transaction status cache."),
- gettext_noop("Specify 0 to have this value determined as a fraction of \"shared_buffers\"."),
+ gettext_noop("0 means use a fraction of \"shared_buffers\"."),
GUC_UNIT_BLOCKS
},
&transaction_buffers,
{
{"autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit", PGC_SIGHUP, VACUUM_AUTOVACUUM,
gettext_noop("Vacuum cost amount available before napping, for autovacuum."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("-1 means use \"vacuum_cost_limit\".")
},
&autovacuum_vac_cost_limit,
-1, -1, 10000,
{
{"statement_timeout", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum allowed duration of any statement."),
- gettext_noop("A value of 0 turns off the timeout."),
+ gettext_noop("0 disables the timeout."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&StatementTimeout,
{
{"lock_timeout", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum allowed duration of any wait for a lock."),
- gettext_noop("A value of 0 turns off the timeout."),
+ gettext_noop("0 disables the timeout."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&LockTimeout,
{
{"idle_in_transaction_session_timeout", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum allowed idle time between queries, when in a transaction."),
- gettext_noop("A value of 0 turns off the timeout."),
+ gettext_noop("0 disables the timeout."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&IdleInTransactionSessionTimeout,
{
{"transaction_timeout", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum allowed duration of any transaction within a session (not a prepared transaction)."),
- gettext_noop("A value of 0 turns off the timeout."),
+ gettext_noop("0 disables the timeout."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&TransactionTimeout,
{
{"idle_session_timeout", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum allowed idle time between queries, when not in a transaction."),
- gettext_noop("A value of 0 turns off the timeout."),
+ gettext_noop("0 disables the timeout."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&IdleSessionTimeout,
gettext_noop("Write a message to the server log if checkpoints "
"caused by the filling of WAL segment files happen more "
"frequently than this amount of time. "
- "Zero turns off the warning."),
+ "0 disables the warning."),
GUC_UNIT_S
},
&CheckPointWarning,
{
{"checkpoint_flush_after", PGC_SIGHUP, WAL_CHECKPOINTS,
gettext_noop("Number of pages after which previously performed writes are flushed to disk."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables forced writeback."),
GUC_UNIT_BLOCKS
},
&checkpoint_flush_after,
{
{"wal_buffers", PGC_POSTMASTER, WAL_SETTINGS,
gettext_noop("Sets the number of disk-page buffers in shared memory for WAL."),
- gettext_noop("Specify -1 to have this value determined as a fraction of \"shared_buffers\"."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 means use a fraction of \"shared_buffers\"."),
GUC_UNIT_XBLOCKS
},
&XLOGbuffers,
{"max_slot_wal_keep_size", PGC_SIGHUP, REPLICATION_SENDING,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum WAL size that can be reserved by replication slots."),
gettext_noop("Replication slots will be marked as failed, and segments released "
- "for deletion or recycling, if this much space is occupied by WAL "
- "on disk."),
+ "for deletion or recycling, if this much space is occupied by WAL on disk. "
+ "-1 means no maximum."),
GUC_UNIT_MB
},
&max_slot_wal_keep_size_mb,
gettext_noop("Sets the minimum execution time above which "
"a sample of statements will be logged."
" Sampling is determined by \"log_statement_sample_rate\"."),
- gettext_noop("Zero logs a sample of all queries. -1 turns this feature off."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 disables sampling. 0 means sample all statements."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&log_min_duration_sample,
{"log_min_duration_statement", PGC_SUSET, LOGGING_WHEN,
gettext_noop("Sets the minimum execution time above which "
"all statements will be logged."),
- gettext_noop("Zero prints all queries. -1 turns this feature off."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 disables logging statement durations. 0 means log all statement durations."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&log_min_duration_statement,
{"log_autovacuum_min_duration", PGC_SIGHUP, LOGGING_WHAT,
gettext_noop("Sets the minimum execution time above which "
"autovacuum actions will be logged."),
- gettext_noop("Zero prints all actions. -1 turns autovacuum logging off."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 disables logging autovacuum actions. 0 means log all autovacuum actions."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&Log_autovacuum_min_duration,
{"log_parameter_max_length", PGC_SUSET, LOGGING_WHAT,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum length in bytes of data logged for bind "
"parameter values when logging statements."),
- gettext_noop("-1 to print values in full."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 means log values in full."),
GUC_UNIT_BYTE
},
&log_parameter_max_length,
{"log_parameter_max_length_on_error", PGC_USERSET, LOGGING_WHAT,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum length in bytes of data logged for bind "
"parameter values when logging statements, on error."),
- gettext_noop("-1 to print values in full."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 means log values in full."),
GUC_UNIT_BYTE
},
&log_parameter_max_length_on_error,
{
{"bgwriter_lru_maxpages", PGC_SIGHUP, RESOURCES_BGWRITER,
gettext_noop("Background writer maximum number of LRU pages to flush per round."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("0 disables background writing.")
},
&bgwriter_lru_maxpages,
100, 0, INT_MAX / 2, /* Same upper limit as shared_buffers */
{
{"bgwriter_flush_after", PGC_SIGHUP, RESOURCES_BGWRITER,
gettext_noop("Number of pages after which previously performed writes are flushed to disk."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables forced writeback."),
GUC_UNIT_BLOCKS
},
&bgwriter_flush_after,
PGC_USERSET,
RESOURCES_IO,
gettext_noop("Number of simultaneous requests that can be handled efficiently by the disk subsystem."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables simultaneous requests."),
GUC_EXPLAIN
},
&effective_io_concurrency,
PGC_USERSET,
RESOURCES_IO,
gettext_noop("A variant of \"effective_io_concurrency\" that is used for maintenance work."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables simultaneous requests."),
GUC_EXPLAIN
},
&maintenance_io_concurrency,
{
{"backend_flush_after", PGC_USERSET, RESOURCES_IO,
gettext_noop("Number of pages after which previously performed writes are flushed to disk."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables forced writeback."),
GUC_UNIT_BLOCKS
},
&backend_flush_after,
{"log_rotation_age", PGC_SIGHUP, LOGGING_WHERE,
gettext_noop("Sets the amount of time to wait before forcing "
"log file rotation."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables time-based creation of new log files."),
GUC_UNIT_MIN
},
&Log_RotationAge,
{"log_rotation_size", PGC_SIGHUP, LOGGING_WHERE,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum size a log file can reach before "
"being rotated."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables size-based creation of new log files."),
GUC_UNIT_KB
},
&Log_RotationSize,
{
{"wal_summary_keep_time", PGC_SIGHUP, WAL_SUMMARIZATION,
gettext_noop("Time for which WAL summary files should be kept."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables automatic summary file deletion."),
GUC_UNIT_MIN,
},
&wal_summary_keep_time,
},
{
{"autovacuum_vacuum_max_threshold", PGC_SIGHUP, VACUUM_AUTOVACUUM,
- gettext_noop("Maximum number of tuple updates or deletes prior to vacuum, or -1 to disable maximum threshold."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("Maximum number of tuple updates or deletes prior to vacuum."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 disables the maximum threshold.")
},
&autovacuum_vac_max_thresh,
100000000, -1, INT_MAX,
},
{
{"autovacuum_vacuum_insert_threshold", PGC_SIGHUP, VACUUM_AUTOVACUUM,
- gettext_noop("Minimum number of tuple inserts prior to vacuum, or -1 to disable insert vacuums."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("Minimum number of tuple inserts prior to vacuum."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 disables insert vacuums.")
},
&autovacuum_vac_ins_thresh,
1000, -1, INT_MAX,
{
{"autovacuum_work_mem", PGC_SIGHUP, RESOURCES_MEM,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum memory to be used by each autovacuum worker process."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("-1 means use \"maintenance_work_mem\"."),
GUC_UNIT_KB
},
&autovacuum_work_mem,
{
{"tcp_keepalives_idle", PGC_USERSET, CONN_AUTH_TCP,
gettext_noop("Time between issuing TCP keepalives."),
- gettext_noop("A value of 0 uses the system default."),
+ gettext_noop("0 means use the system default."),
GUC_UNIT_S
},
&tcp_keepalives_idle,
{
{"tcp_keepalives_interval", PGC_USERSET, CONN_AUTH_TCP,
gettext_noop("Time between TCP keepalive retransmits."),
- gettext_noop("A value of 0 uses the system default."),
+ gettext_noop("0 means use the system default."),
GUC_UNIT_S
},
&tcp_keepalives_interval,
{"tcp_keepalives_count", PGC_USERSET, CONN_AUTH_TCP,
gettext_noop("Maximum number of TCP keepalive retransmits."),
gettext_noop("Number of consecutive keepalive retransmits that can be "
- "lost before a connection is considered dead. A value of 0 uses the "
- "system default."),
+ "lost before a connection is considered dead. "
+ "0 means use the system default."),
},
&tcp_keepalives_count,
0, 0, INT_MAX,
{
{"gin_fuzzy_search_limit", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_OTHER,
gettext_noop("Sets the maximum allowed result for exact search by GIN."),
- NULL,
- 0
+ gettext_noop("0 means no limit."),
},
&GinFuzzySearchLimit,
0, 0, INT_MAX,
{
{"log_temp_files", PGC_SUSET, LOGGING_WHAT,
gettext_noop("Log the use of temporary files larger than this number of kilobytes."),
- gettext_noop("Zero logs all files. The default is -1 (turning this feature off)."),
+ gettext_noop("-1 disables logging temporary files. 0 means log all temporary files."),
GUC_UNIT_KB
},
&log_temp_files,
{
{"tcp_user_timeout", PGC_USERSET, CONN_AUTH_TCP,
gettext_noop("TCP user timeout."),
- gettext_noop("A value of 0 uses the system default."),
+ gettext_noop("0 means use the system default."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&tcp_user_timeout,
{
{"huge_page_size", PGC_POSTMASTER, RESOURCES_MEM,
gettext_noop("The size of huge page that should be requested."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 means use the system default."),
GUC_UNIT_KB
},
&huge_page_size,
{
{"debug_discard_caches", PGC_SUSET, DEVELOPER_OPTIONS,
gettext_noop("Aggressively flush system caches for debugging purposes."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 means use normal caching behavior."),
GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE
},
&debug_discard_caches,
{
{"client_connection_check_interval", PGC_USERSET, CONN_AUTH_TCP,
gettext_noop("Sets the time interval between checks for disconnection while running queries."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("0 disables connection checks."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&client_connection_check_interval,
{"log_startup_progress_interval", PGC_SIGHUP, LOGGING_WHEN,
gettext_noop("Time between progress updates for "
"long-running startup operations."),
- gettext_noop("0 turns this feature off."),
+ gettext_noop("0 disables progress updates."),
GUC_UNIT_MS,
},
&log_startup_progress_interval,
{
{"autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay", PGC_SIGHUP, VACUUM_AUTOVACUUM,
gettext_noop("Vacuum cost delay in milliseconds, for autovacuum."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("-1 means use \"vacuum_cost_delay\"."),
GUC_UNIT_MS
},
&autovacuum_vac_cost_delay,
{
{"archive_command", PGC_SIGHUP, WAL_ARCHIVING,
gettext_noop("Sets the shell command that will be called to archive a WAL file."),
- gettext_noop("This is used only if \"archive_library\" is not set.")
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use \"archive_library\".")
},
&XLogArchiveCommand,
"",
{
{"archive_library", PGC_SIGHUP, WAL_ARCHIVING,
gettext_noop("Sets the library that will be called to archive a WAL file."),
- gettext_noop("An empty string indicates that \"archive_command\" should be used.")
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use \"archive_command\".")
},
&XLogArchiveLibrary,
"",
{
{"log_line_prefix", PGC_SIGHUP, LOGGING_WHAT,
gettext_noop("Controls information prefixed to each log line."),
- gettext_noop("If blank, no prefix is used.")
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means no prefix.")
},
&Log_line_prefix,
"%m [%p] ",
{
{"default_tablespace", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
gettext_noop("Sets the default tablespace to create tables and indexes in."),
- gettext_noop("An empty string selects the database's default tablespace."),
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the database's default tablespace."),
GUC_IS_NAME
},
&default_tablespace,
{
{"temp_tablespaces", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
gettext_noop("Sets the tablespace(s) to use for temporary tables and sort files."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the database's default tablespace."),
GUC_LIST_INPUT | GUC_LIST_QUOTE
},
&temp_tablespaces,
{"createrole_self_grant", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_STATEMENT,
gettext_noop("Sets whether a CREATEROLE user automatically grants "
"the role to themselves, and with which options."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("An empty string disables automatic self grants."),
GUC_LIST_INPUT
},
&createrole_self_grant,
{
{"bonjour_name", PGC_POSTMASTER, CONN_AUTH_SETTINGS,
gettext_noop("Sets the Bonjour service name."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the computer name.")
},
&bonjour_name,
"",
{
{"lc_messages", PGC_SUSET, CLIENT_CONN_LOCALE,
gettext_noop("Sets the language in which messages are displayed."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the operating system setting.")
},
&locale_messages,
"",
{
{"lc_monetary", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_LOCALE,
gettext_noop("Sets the locale for formatting monetary amounts."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the operating system setting.")
},
&locale_monetary,
"C",
{
{"lc_numeric", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_LOCALE,
gettext_noop("Sets the locale for formatting numbers."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the operating system setting.")
},
&locale_numeric,
"C",
{
{"lc_time", PGC_USERSET, CLIENT_CONN_LOCALE,
gettext_noop("Sets the locale for formatting date and time values."),
- NULL
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the operating system setting.")
},
&locale_time,
"C",
{
{"unix_socket_group", PGC_POSTMASTER, CONN_AUTH_SETTINGS,
gettext_noop("Sets the owning group of the Unix-domain socket."),
- gettext_noop("The owning user of the socket is always the user "
- "that starts the server.")
+ gettext_noop("The owning user of the socket is always the user that starts the server. "
+ "An empty string means use the user's default group.")
},
&Unix_socket_group,
"",
{
{"ssl_tls13_ciphers", PGC_SIGHUP, CONN_AUTH_SSL,
- gettext_noop("Sets the list of allowed TLSv1.3 cipher suites (leave blank for default)."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("Sets the list of allowed TLSv1.3 cipher suites."),
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the default cipher suites."),
GUC_SUPERUSER_ONLY
},
&SSLCipherSuites,
{
{"ssl_dh_params_file", PGC_SIGHUP, CONN_AUTH_SSL,
gettext_noop("Location of the SSL DH parameters file."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use compiled-in default parameters."),
GUC_SUPERUSER_ONLY
},
&ssl_dh_params_file,
{
{"ssl_passphrase_command", PGC_SIGHUP, CONN_AUTH_SSL,
gettext_noop("Command to obtain passphrases for SSL."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("An empty string means use the built-in prompting mechanism."),
GUC_SUPERUSER_ONLY
},
&ssl_passphrase_command,
{
{"debug_io_direct", PGC_POSTMASTER, DEVELOPER_OPTIONS,
gettext_noop("Use direct I/O for file access."),
- NULL,
+ gettext_noop("An empty string disables direct I/O."),
GUC_LIST_INPUT | GUC_NOT_IN_SAMPLE
},
&debug_io_direct_string,
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