name
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text
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Parameter name
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setting
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text
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Current parameter value
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unit
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text
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Implicit unit of the parameter
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category
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text
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Logical group of the parameter
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short_desc
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text
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Brief description of the parameter
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extra_desc
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text
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Detailed description of the parameter
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context
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text
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Context required to set the parameter value, including internal, postmaster, sighup, backend, superuser, and user
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vartype
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text
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Parameter type, including bool, enum, integer, real, or string
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source
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text
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Method of assigning the parameter value
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min_val
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text
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Minimum value of the parameter. If the parameter type is not numeric, the value of this column is null.
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max_val
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text
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Maximum value of the parameter. If the parameter type is not numeric, the value of this column is null.
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enumvals
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text[]
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Valid values of an enum-type parameter. If the parameter type is not enum, the value of this column is null.
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boot_val
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text
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Default parameter value used upon the database startup
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reset_val
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text
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Default parameter value used upon the database reset
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sourcefile
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text
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Configuration file used to set parameter values. If parameter values are not configured using the configuration file, the value of this column is null.
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sourceline
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integer
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Row number of the configuration file for setting parameter values. If parameter values are not configured using the configuration file, the value of this column is null.
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