Tom has applied your patch, with edits. Thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aizaz Ahmed wrote: > > The attached patch adds the --long-help option to the server executable. > This option displays all the available runtime options for that > particular server version, along with Max, Min and Reset values if > applicable and a description. It also groups the runtime options > together in accordance with the documentation. > > --long-help -h provides details, (including): > > With no options specified, it will output all available runtime options > in human friendly format, grouped by category and sorted by name. > > Usage: > Usage for --long-help option: [-g <group>] [-h] [-H] [-G] [-l] > [string] > > > General Options: > [string] All options with names that match this string > -g GROUP All options in categories that match GROUP > -G Do not sort output, by group or name > > Output Options: > -m Machine friendly format. All fields are tab separated. > -M Same as m, except header with column names is suppressed > -l Prints list of all currently defined groups \ subgroups > -h Prints this help message > > > The human readable option can be used to help manually configure the > postgresql.conf file, while the machine readable format can be used by > server side utilities to help configure GUC variables. (for example a > GUI, for which this was created) > > > Thanks, > Aizaz Ahmed > > > Attachments > ----------- > patch file: pg_guc.patch, > new files: src/include/utils/guc_vars.h, /src/include/utils/pg_guc.h, > src/backend/utils/misc/pg_guc.c > > To be applied to 7.4 devel. > [ Attachment, skipping... ] [ Attachment, skipping... ] [ Attachment, skipping... ] [ Attachment, skipping... ] > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
