From 8a9315ca92804bd32b3ee864bf83d98840e1a947 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Eisentraut Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 18:11:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update and polish postmaster and postgres help output and man pages. --- doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml | 527 +++++++++++------------- doc/src/sgml/ref/postmaster.sgml | 609 +++++++++++++--------------- doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml | 46 ++- src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c | 26 +- src/backend/tcop/postgres.c | 57 +-- 5 files changed, 596 insertions(+), 669 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml index 4f79566539..be0fa978de 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml @@ -1,217 +1,159 @@ + + 2000-11-12 + + - - postgres - + postgres + 1 Application + - - postgres - - - Run a Postgres single-user backend - + postgres + Run a PostgreSQL single-user backend + - - 1999-07-20 - - -postgres [ dbname ] -postgres [ -B nBuffers ] [ -C ] [ -D DataDir ] [ -E ] [ -F ] - [ -O ] [ -P ] [ -Q ] [ -S SortSize ] [ -d [ DebugLevel ] ] [ -e ] - [ -o ] [ OutputFile ] [ -s ] [ -v protocol ] [ dbname ] - + + + postgres + -A 01 + -B nbuffers + -c name=value + -d debug-level + -D datadir + -e + -E + -fsitnmh + -F + -i + -L + -N + -o file-name + -O + -P + + -s + -tpaplex + + -S sort-mem + -W seconds + database + + + postgres + -A 01 + -B nbuffers + -c name=value + -d debug-level + -D datadir + -e + -fsitnmh + -F + -i + -L + -o file-name + -O + -p database + -P + + -s + -tpaplex + + -S sort-mem + -v protocol-version + -W seconds + + + + + Description + + + The postgres executable is the actual + PostgreSQL server process that processes + queries. The second form above is how + postgres is invoked by the (only + conceptually, since both postmaster and + postgres are in fact the same program); it + should not be invoked directly this way. The first form invokes + the server directly in interactive mode. The primary use for this + mode is for bootstrapping by . + + + + When invoked in interactive mode from the shell, the user can enter + queries and the results will be printed to the screen, but in a + form that is more useful for developers than end users. But note + that running a single-user backend is not truly suitable for + debugging the server since no realistic inter-process communication + and locking will happen. + + + + When running a stand-alone backend the session user name will + automatically be set to the current effective Unix user name. If + that user does not exist the server will not start. + + + + Options - - - 1999-05-19 - - - Inputs - - postgres accepts the following command line arguments: - + When postgres is started by a then it + inherits all options set by the latter. Additionally, + postgres-specific options can be passed + from the postmaster with the + switch. + + + + You can avoid having to type these options by setting up a + configuration file. See the Administrator's + Guide for details. Some (safe) options can also be + set from the connecting client in an application-dependent way. + For example, if the environment variable PGOPTIONS + is set, then libpq-based clients will pass that string to the + server, which will interpret it as + postgres command-line options. + + + + General Purpose + + + The options , , + , , , + and have the same meaning as with the . + + - - dbname - - - The optional argument - dbname - specifies the name of the database to be accessed. - dbname - defaults to the value of the - USER - environment variable. - - - - - - -B nBuffers - - - If the backend is running under the - postmaster, - nBuffers - is the number of shared-memory buffers that the - postmaster - has allocated for the backend server processes that it starts. If the - backend is running stand-alone, this specifies the number of buffers to - allocate. This value defaults to 64 buffers, where each buffer is 8k bytes - (or whatever BLCKSZ is set to in config.h). - - - - - - -C - - - Do not show the server version number. - - - - - - -D DataDir - - - Specifies the directory to use as the root of the tree of database - directories. If -D is not given, the default data directory name is - the value of the environment variable - PGDATA. - If PGDATA is not set, then the directory used is - $POSTGRESHOME/data. - If neither environment variable is set and this command-line - option is not specified, the default directory that was - set at compile-time is used. - - - - - - -E - - - Echo all queries. - - - - - - -F - - - Disable an automatic fsync() call after each transaction. - This option improves performance, but an operating system crash - while a transaction is in progress may cause the loss of - the most recently entered data. Without the fsync() call - the data is buffered by the operating system, and written to disk sometime later. - - - - - - -O - - - Override restrictions, so system table structures can be modified. - These tables are typically those with a leading - pg_ in the table name. - - - - - - -P - - - Ignore system indexes to scan/update system - tuples. The REINDEX for system tables/indexes - requires this option. System tables are - typically those with a leading pg_ in the - table name. - - - - - - -Q - - - Specifies "quiet" mode. - - - - - - -S SortSize - - - Specifies the amount of memory to be used by internal sorts and hashes - before resorting to temporary disk files. The value is specified in - kilobytes, and defaults to 512 kilobytes. Note that for a complex query, - several sorts and/or hashes might be running in parallel, and each one - will be allowed to use as much as - SortSize kilobytes - before it starts to put data into temporary files. - - - - - - -d [ DebugLevel ] - - - The optional argument DebugLevel - determines the amount of debugging output the backend servers will - produce. - If DebugLevel - is one, the postmaster will trace all connection traffic, - and nothing else. - For levels two and higher, - debugging is turned on in the backend process and the postmaster - displays more information, - including the backend environment and process traffic. - Note that if no file is specified for backend servers to - send their debugging output then this output will appear on the - controlling tty of their parent postmaster. - - - - -e - This option controls how dates are interpreted upon - input to and output from the database. - If the - option is supplied, then dates passed to and from the frontend - processes will be assumed to be in "European" - format (DD-MM-YYYY), - otherwise dates are assumed to be in - "American" format (MM-DD-YYYY). - Dates are accepted by the backend in a wide variety of formats, - and for input dates this switch mostly affects the interpretation - for ambiguous cases. - See the PostgreSQL User's Guide - for more information. + Sets the default date style to European, which + means that the day before month (rather than + month before day) rule is used to interpret ambiguous date + input, and that the day is printed before the month in certain + date output formats. See the PostgreSQL User's + Guide for more information. - -o OutputFile + -o file-name Sends all debugging and error output to @@ -226,6 +168,17 @@ postgres [ -B nBuffers ] [ -C ] [ - + + -P + + + Ignore system indexes to scan/update system tuples. The + REINDEX command for system tables/indexes + requires this option to be used. + + + + -s @@ -238,43 +191,42 @@ postgres [ -B nBuffers ] [ -C ] [ - - -v protocol + -S sort-mem - Specifies the number of the frontend/backend protocol to be used for this - particular session. + Specifies the amount of memory to be used by internal sorts and hashes + before resorting to temporary disk files. The value is specified in + kilobytes, and defaults to 512 kilobytes. Note that for a complex query, + several sorts and/or hashes might be running in parallel, and each one + will be allowed to use as much as + sort-mem kilobytes + before it starts to put data into temporary files. + - + - - 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. - Use of any of these options is highly discouraged. - Furthermore, any of these options may disappear or change at any time. - - - - These special-case options are: + + Options for stand-alone mode - -A [ n | r | b | Q | X ] + database - This option generates a tremendous amount of output. + Specifies the name of the database to be accessed. If it is + omitted it defaults to the user name. - - + + - -L + -E - Turns off the locking system. + Echo all queries. @@ -287,6 +239,21 @@ postgres [ -B nBuffers ] [ -C ] [ - + + + + + Semi-internal Options + + + There are several other options that may be specified, used + mainly for debugging purposes. These are listed here only for + the use by PostgreSQL system + developers. Use of any of these options is highly + discouraged. Furthermore, any of these options may + disappear or change in a future release without notice. + + -f [ s | i | m | n | h ] @@ -320,14 +287,32 @@ postgres [ -B nBuffers ] [ -C ] [ - - -p dbname + -L - Indicates to the backend server that it has been started by a - postmaster - and makes different assumptions about buffer pool management, file - descriptors, etc. Switches following -p are restricted to those - considered "secure". + Turns off the locking system. + + + + + + -O + + + Allows the structure of system tables to be modified. This is + used by initdb. + + + + + + -p database + + + Indicates that this server has been started by a + postmaster and makes different + assumptions about buffer pool management, file descriptors, + etc. @@ -336,107 +321,49 @@ postgres [ -B nBuffers ] [ -C ] [ - -t pa[rser] | pl[anner] | e[xecutor] - Print timing statistics for each query relating to each of the major - system modules. This option cannot be used with . + Print timing statistics for each query relating to each of the + major system modules. This option cannot be used together + with the option. - - - - - - 1999-05-19 - - - Outputs - - - Of the nigh-infinite number of error messages you may see when you - execute the backend server directly, the most common will probably be: - - - -semget: No space left on device - + -v protocol - If you see this message, you should run the - ipcclean - command. After doing this, try starting - postmaster - again. If this still doesn't work, you probably need to configure - your kernel for shared memory and semaphores as described in the - installation notes. If you have a kernel with particularly small shared memory - and/or semaphore limits, you may have to reconfigure your kernel to increase - its shared memory or semaphore parameters. - - - - You may be able to postpone - reconfiguring your kernel by decreasing -B to reduce - Postgres' shared memory - consumption. - - + Specifies the version number of the frontend/backend protocol + to be used for this particular session. + + + -W seconds + + + As soon as this option is encountered, the process sleeps for + the specified amount of seconds. This gives developers time + to attach a debugger to the backend process. + + + + - + - + - - - 1999-05-19 - - - Description - + + See also - The Postgres backend server can be executed directly from the user shell. - This should be done only while debugging by the DBA, and should not be - done while other Postgres backends are being managed by a - postmaster - on this set of databases. - - - - Some of the switches explained here can be passed to the backend - through the "database options" field of a connection request, and thus can be - set for a particular backend without going to the trouble of restarting the - postmaster. This is particularly handy for debugging-related switches. - - - - The optional argument dbname - specifies the name of the database to be accessed. - dbname - defaults to the value of the - USER environment variable. + , + , + - - - 1998-10-04 - - - Notes - - - - Useful utilities for dealing with shared memory problems include - ipcs(1), - ipcrm(1), and - ipcclean(1). - See also . - - + + 2000-11-12 + + - - postmaster - + postmaster + 1 Application - - - postmaster - - - Run the Postgres multi-user backend - - - - - 1999-07-20 - - -postmaster [ -B nBuffers ] [ -D DataDir ] [ -N maxBackends ] [ -S ] - [ -d DebugLevel ] - [ -h hostname ] [ -i ] - [ -k path ] [ -l ] - [ -o BackendOptions ] [ -p port ] [ -n | -s ] - - - - 1999-05-19 - - - Inputs - + + postmaster + PostgreSQL multi-user database server + + + + + postmaster + -A 01 + -B nbuffers + -c name=value + -d debug-level + -D datadir + -F + -h hostname + -i + -k filename + -l + -N max-connections + -o extra-options + -p port + -S + -n-s + + + + + Description + + + postmaster is the + PostgreSQL multi-user database server. + In order for a client application to access a database it connects + (over a network or locally) to a running + postmaster. The + postmaster then starts a separate server + process () to handle the connection. + The postmaster also manages the communication among server + processes. + + + + By default the postmaster starts in the foreground and prints log + messages to the standard output. In practical applications the + postmaster should be started as a background process, perhaps at + boot time. + + + + One postmaster always manages the data from exactly one database + cluster. A database cluster is a collection of databases that is + stored at a common file system location. When the postmaster + starts it needs to know the location of the database cluster files + (data area). This is done with the + invocation option or the PGDATA + environment variable, there is no default. More than one + postmaster process can run on a system at one time, as long as they + use different data areas and different port numbers (see below). A + data area is created with . + + + + Options - postmaster accepts the following command line arguments: + postmaster accepts the following + command line arguments. For a detailed discussion of the options + consult the Administrator's Guide. You can + also save typing most of these options by setting up a + configuration file. - -B nBuffers + -A 0|1 - Sets the number of shared-memory disk buffers for the - postmaster - to allocate for use by the backend server processes that it - starts. This value defaults to 64 buffers, where each buffer is 8k bytes - (or whatever BLCKSZ is set to in src/include/config.h). + Enables run-time assert checks, which is a debugging aid to + detect programming mistakes. This is only available if it was + enabled during compilation. If so, the default is on. - -D DataDir + -B nbuffers - Specifies the directory to use as the root of the tree of database - directories. If -D is not given, the default data directory name is - the value of the environment variable - PGDATA. - If PGDATA is not set, then the directory used is - $POSTGRESHOME/data. - If neither environment variable is set and this command-line - option is not specified, the default directory that was - set at compile-time is used. + Sets the number of shared buffers for use by the server + processes. This value defaults to 64 buffers, where each + buffer is 8 kB. - -N maxBackends + -c name=value - Sets the maximum number of backend server processes that this postmaster - is allowed to start. By default, this value is 32, but it can be set - as high as 1024 if your system will support that many processes. - (Note that -B is required to be at least twice -N, so you'll need to - increase -B if you increase -N.) - Both the default and upper limit values for -N can be altered - when building Postgres - (see src/include/config.h). + Sets a named run-time parameter. Consult the + Administrator's Guide for a list and + descriptions. Most of the other command line options are in + fact short forms of such a parameter assignment. + + + + On some systems it is also possible to equivalently use + GNU-style long options in the form + --name=value. + + + + + + -d debug-level + + + Sets the debug level. The higher this value is set, the more + debugging output is written to the server log. The default is + 0, which means no debugging. Values up to 4 make sense. + + + + + + -D datadir + + + Specifies the file system location of the data directory. See + discussion above. + + + + + + -F + + + Disables fsync calls for performance + improvement at the risk of data corruption. Read the detailed + documentation before using this! + + + + + + -h hostname + + + Specifies the TCP/IP hostname or address on which the + postmaster is to listen for + connections from client applications. Defaults to the value + of the PGHOST environment variable, or if + PGHOST is not set, it defaults to listening on + all configured addresses (including localhost). + + + + + + -i + + + Allows clients to connect via TCP/IP (Internet domain) + connections. Without this option, only local Unix domain + socket connections are accepted. + + + + + + -k filename + + + Specifies the Unix domain socket file name on which the + postmaster is to listen for + connections from client applications. Defaults to the value + of the PGUNIXSOCKET environment variable, or if + PGUNIXSOCKET is not set, then defaults to a + file in /tmp constructed from the port + number. + + + + + + -l + + + Enables secure connections using SSL. The + option is also required. You must have compiled with SSL + enabled to use this option. + + + + + + -N max-connections + + + Sets the maximum number of client connections that this + postmaster will accept. By default, this value is 32, but it + can be set as high as 1024 if your system will support that + many processes. (Note that is required to + be at least twice .) + + + + + + -o extra-options + + + The command line-style options specified in EXTRA-OPTIONS are passed to + all backend server processes started by this + postmaster. See for + possibilities. If the option string contains any spaces, the + entire string must be quoted. + + + + + + -p port + + + Specifies the TCP/IP port or local Unix domain socket file + extension on which the postmaster + is to listen for connections from client applications. + Defaults to the value of the PGPORT environment + variable, or if PGPORT is not set, then + defaults to the value established during compilation (normally + 5432). If you specify a port other than the default port, + then all client applications must specify the same port using + either command-line options or PGPORT. @@ -92,171 +260,36 @@ postmaster [ -B nBuffers ] [ -D Specifies that the postmaster - process should start up in silent mode. That is, it will disassociate - from the user's (controlling) tty, start its own process group, and - redirect its standard output and standard error to - /dev/null. + process should start up in silent mode. That is, it will + disassociate from the user's (controlling) terminal, start its + own process group, and redirect its standard output and + standard error to /dev/null. - Note that using this switch makes it very - difficult to troubleshoot problems, since all tracing and logging - output that would normally be generated by this postmaster and its - child backends will be discarded. + Using this switch discards all logging output, which is + probably not what you want, since it makes it very difficult + to troubleshoot problems. See below for a better way to start + the postmaster in the background. - - -d DebugLevel - - - Determines the amount of debugging output the backend servers will - produce. - If DebugLevel - is one, the postmaster will trace all connection traffic. - Levels two and higher turn on increasing amounts of debug output - from the backend processes, and the postmaster - displays more information - including the backend environment and process traffic. - Note that unless the postmaster's standard output and standard error - are redirected into a log file, all this output will appear on the - controlling tty of the postmaster. - - - - - - -h hostName - - - Specifies the TCP/IP hostname or address - on which the postmaster - is to listen for connections from frontend applications. Defaults to - the value of the PGHOST - environment variable, or if PGHOST - is not set, it defaults to listening on all configured addresses - (including localhost). - - - If you use a hostname do not try to run - multiple instances of postmaster on the - same IP address but different ports. Doing so will result in them - attempting (incorrectly) to use the same shared memory segments. - Also, if you use a hostname, all of the host's IP addresses - on which postmaster instances are - listening must be distinct in the two last octets. - - - If you don't use this option, each instance must listen on a - different port (via -p or PGPORT). And, of course, do - not try to use both approaches on one host. - - - - - - -i - - - Allows clients to connect via TCP/IP (Internet domain) connections. - Without this option, only local Unix domain socket connections are - accepted. - - - - - - -k path - - - Specifies the local Unix domain socket path name - on which the postmaster - is to listen for connections from frontend applications. Defaults to - the value of the - PGUNIXSOCKET - environment variable, or if PGUNIXSOCKET - is not set, then defaults to a file in /tmp - constructed from the port number. - - - You can use this option to put the Unix-domain socket in a - directory that is private to one or more users using Unix - directory permissions. This is necessary for securely - creating databases automatically on shared machines. - In that situation, also disallow all TCP/IP connections - initially in pg_hba.conf. - If you specify a socket path other than the - default then all frontend applications (including - psql) must specify the same - socket path using either command-line options or - PGUNIXSOCKET. - - - - - - -l - - - Enables secure connections using SSL. The option - is also required. - You must have compiled with SSL enabled to use this option. - - - - - - -o BackendOptions - - - The - postgres - option(s) specified in - BackendOptions - are passed to all backend server processes started by this - postmaster. - If the option string contains any spaces, the entire string must be - quoted. - - - - - - -p port - - - Specifies the TCP/IP port or local Unix domain socket file extension - on which the postmaster - is to listen for connections from frontend applications. Defaults to - the value of the - PGPORT - environment variable, or if PGPORT - is not set, then defaults to the value established when Postgres was - compiled (normally 5432). If you specify a port other than the - default port, then all frontend applications (including - psql) must specify the same - port using either command-line options or - PGPORT. - - - - Two additional command line options are available for debugging problems - that cause a backend to die abnormally. - These options control the behavior of the - postmaster in this situation, and - neither option is intended for use in - ordinary operation. + Two additional command line options are available for debugging + problems that cause a backend to die abnormally. These options + control the behavior of the postmaster + in this situation, and neither option is intended for + use in ordinary operation. The ordinary strategy for this situation is to notify all other backends that they must terminate and then reinitialize the shared - memory and semaphores. This is because an errant backend could have - corrupted some shared state before terminating. + memory and semaphores. This is because an errant backend could + have corrupted some shared state before terminating. @@ -292,31 +325,12 @@ postmaster [ -B nBuffers ] [ -D - - 1999-05-19 - Outputs - semget: No space left on device @@ -416,124 +430,65 @@ IpcMemoryAttach: shmat() failed: Permission denied - - - - - 1999-05-19 - - - Description - - - - postmaster - manages the communication between frontend and backend processes, as - well as allocating the shared buffer pool and SysV semaphores - (on machines without a test-and-set instruction). - postmaster - does not itself interact with the user and should be started as a - background process. - - - - Only one postmaster should be running at a time in a given - Postgres installation. - Here, an installation means a database directory and - postmaster port number. - You can run more than one postmaster on a machine only if each one has a - separate directory and port number. - - - - 1998-10-04 - - - Notes - + + Notes - If at all possible, - do not - use SIGKILL - when killing the postmaster. - SIGHUP, - SIGINT, - or - SIGTERM - (the default signal for - kill(1))" - should be used instead. Using - - -$ kill -KILL - - -or its alternative form - - -$ kill -9 - - - will prevent postmaster - from freeing the system resources (e.g., shared memory and semaphores) - that it holds before dying. Use SIGTERM instead - to avoid having to clean up manually (as described earlier). + If at all possible, do not use + SIGKILL to kill the + postmaster. This will prevent + postmaster from freeing the system + resources (e.g., shared memory and semaphores) that it holds before + terminating. - Useful utilities for dealing with shared memory problems include - ipcs(1), - ipcrm(1), and - ipcclean(1). + To terminate the postmaster normally, the signals + SIGTERM, SIGINT, or + SIGQUIT can be used. The first will wait for + all clients to terminate before quitting, the second will + forcefully disconnect all clients, and the third will quit + immediately without lengthy shutdown, resulting in a recovery run + during restart. + + + + The utility command can be used to + start and shut down the postmaster safely and comfortably. - - - - 1998-10-04 - - - Usage - + + + Usage - To start postmaster using default - values, type: + To start postmaster in the background + using default values, type: - -$ nohup postmaster >logfile 2>&1 & - - - This command will start up postmaster - on the default port (5432). This is the - simplest and most common way to start the - postmaster. + +$ nohup postmaster >logfile 2>&1 </dev/null & + - To start postmaster with a specific port: - - -$ nohup postmaster -p 1234 & - - + To start postmaster with a specific + port: + +$ postmaster -p 1234 + This command will start up postmaster - communicating through the port 1234. In order to - connect to this postmaster - using psql, you would need to run it as - - -$ psql -p 1234 - - + communicating through the port 1234. In order to connect to this + postmaster using psql, you would need to + run it as + +$ psql -p 1234 + or set the environment variable PGPORT: - - -$ export PGPORT 1234 -$ psql - + +$ export PGPORT=1234 +$ psql + diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml index 01093c57e0..f7eff6da82 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ @@ -930,7 +930,34 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql - KRB_SERVER_KEYFILE + HOSTNAME (string) + + + Specifies the TCP/IP hostname or address on which the + postmaster is to listen for + connections from client applications. Defaults to the value + of the PGHOST environment variable, or if + PGHOST is not set, it defaults to listening on + all configured addresses (including localhost). + + + If you use a hostname do not try to run multiple instances of + postmaster on the same IP address + but different ports. Doing so will result in them attempting + (incorrectly) to use the same shared memory segments. Also, + if you use a hostname, all of the host's IP addresses on which + postmaster instances are listening + must be distinct in the two last octets. + + + If you do not use this option, then each instance must listen + on a different port. + + + + + + KRB_SERVER_KEYFILE (string) Sets the location of the Kerberos server key file. See @@ -1056,6 +1083,21 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql + + UNIXSOCKET (string) + + + Specifies the Unix domain socket file name on which the + postmaster is to listen for + connections from client applications. Defaults to the value + of the PGUNIXSOCKET environment variable, or if + PGUNIXSOCKET is not set, then defaults to a + file in /tmp constructed from the port + number. + + + + UNIX_SOCKET_GROUP (string) diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c index 614f482ba5..3a140488e4 100644 --- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c +++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ * * * IDENTIFICATION - * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.185 2000/11/14 01:15:01 momjian Exp $ + * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.186 2000/11/14 18:11:31 petere Exp $ * * NOTES * @@ -790,30 +790,30 @@ static void usage(const char *progname) { printf("%s is the PostgreSQL server.\n\n", progname); - printf("Usage:\n %s [options]\n\n", progname); + printf("Usage:\n %s [options...]\n\n", progname); printf("Options:\n"); #ifdef USE_ASSERT_CHECKING - printf(" -A 1|0 enable/disable runtime assert checking\n"); + printf(" -A 1|0 enable/disable run-time assert checking\n"); #endif - printf(" -B number of shared buffers\n"); - printf(" -c = set run-time parameter\n"); + printf(" -B NBUFFERS number of shared buffers (default %d)\n", DEF_NBUFFERS); + printf(" -c NAME=VALUE set run-time parameter\n"); printf(" -d 1-5 debugging level\n"); - printf(" -D database directory\n"); + printf(" -D DATADIR database directory\n"); printf(" -F turn fsync off\n"); - printf(" -h hostname specify hostname or IP address\n"); + printf(" -h HOSTNAME host name or IP address to listen to\n"); printf(" -i enable TCP/IP connections\n"); - printf(" -k path specify Unix-domain socket name\n"); + printf(" -k FILENAME Unix domain socket location\n"); #ifdef USE_SSL printf(" -l enable SSL connections\n"); #endif - printf(" -N maximum number of allowed connections (1..%d, default %d)\n", + printf(" -N MAX-CONNECT maximum number of allowed connections (1..%d, default %d)\n", MAXBACKENDS, DEF_MAXBACKENDS); - printf(" -o