Doc: improve description of pgbench script weights.

Point out the workaround to be used if you want to write a script
file name that includes "@".  Clean up the text a little.

Fabien Coelho, additional wordsmithing by me

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/1c4e81550d214741827a03292222db8d@G08CNEXMBPEKD06.g08.fujitsu.local
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Tom Lane 2020-12-20 13:37:25 -05:00
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@ -346,15 +346,19 @@ pgbench <optional> <replaceable>options</replaceable> </optional> <replaceable>d
<term><option>--builtin</option>=<replaceable>scriptname[@weight]</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Add the specified built-in script to the list of executed scripts.
An optional integer weight after <literal>@</literal> allows to adjust the
probability of drawing the script. If not specified, it is set to 1.
Add the specified built-in script to the list of scripts to be executed.
Available built-in scripts are: <literal>tpcb-like</literal>,
<literal>simple-update</literal> and <literal>select-only</literal>.
Unambiguous prefixes of built-in names are accepted.
With special name <literal>list</literal>, show the list of built-in scripts
With the special name <literal>list</literal>, show the list of built-in scripts
and exit immediately.
</para>
<para>
Optionally, write an integer weight after <literal>@</literal> to
adjust the probability of selecting this script versus other ones.
The default weight is 1.
See below for details.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@ -408,10 +412,16 @@ pgbench <optional> <replaceable>options</replaceable> </optional> <replaceable>d
<term><option>--file=</option><replaceable>filename[@weight]</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Add a transaction script read from <replaceable>filename</replaceable> to
the list of executed scripts.
An optional integer weight after <literal>@</literal> allows to adjust the
probability of drawing the test.
Add a transaction script read from <replaceable>filename</replaceable>
to the list of scripts to be executed.
</para>
<para>
Optionally, write an integer weight after <literal>@</literal> to
adjust the probability of selecting this script versus other ones.
The default weight is 1.
(To use a script file name that includes an <literal>@</literal>
character, append a weight so that there is no ambiguity, for
example <literal>filen@me@1</literal>.)
See below for details.
</para>
</listitem>
@ -816,10 +826,10 @@ pgbench <optional> <replaceable>options</replaceable> </optional> <replaceable>d
<para>
<application>pgbench</application> executes test scripts chosen randomly
from a specified list.
They include built-in scripts with <option>-b</option> and
user-provided custom scripts with <option>-f</option>.
Each script may be given a relative weight specified after a
<literal>@</literal> so as to change its drawing probability.
The scripts may include built-in scripts specified with <option>-b</option>
and user-provided scripts specified with <option>-f</option>.
Each script may be given a relative weight specified after an
<literal>@</literal> so as to change its selection probability.
The default weight is <literal>1</literal>.
Scripts with a weight of <literal>0</literal> are ignored.
</para>