NAME
SHOW - show the value of a run-time parameter
SYNOPSIS
SHOW name SHOW ALL
DESCRIPTION
SHOW will display the current setting of run-time parameters. These variables can be set using the SET statement, by editing the postgresql.conf configuration file, through the PGOPTIONS environmental variable (when using libpq or a libpq-based application), or through command-line flags when starting the postmaster. See the section called ``Run-time Configuration'' in the documentation for details.
PARAMETERS
- name
-
The name of a run-time parameter. Available parameters are documented in the section called ``Run-time Configuration'' in the documentation and on the SET [set(7)] reference page. In addition, there are a few parameters that can be shown but not set:
- SERVER_VERSION
-
Shows the server's version number.
- SERVER_ENCODING
-
Shows the server-side character set encoding. At present, this parameter can be shown but not set, because the encoding is determined at database creation time.
- LC_COLLATE
-
Shows the database's locale setting for collation (text ordering). At present, this parameter can be shown but not set, because the setting is determined at initdb time.
- LC_CTYPE
-
Shows the database's locale setting for character classification. At present, this parameter can be shown but not set, because the setting is determined at initdb time.
- IS_SUPERUSER
-
True if the current session authorization identifier has superuser privileges.
- ALL
-
Show the values of all configurations parameters.
NOTES
The function current_setting produces equivalent output. See the section called ``Miscellaneous Functions'' in the documentation.
EXAMPLES
Show the current setting of the parameter DateStyle:
SHOW DateStyle; DateStyle ----------- ISO, MDY (1 row)
Show the current setting of the parameter geqo:
SHOW geqo; geqo ------ on (1 row)
Show all settings:
SHOW ALL;
name | setting
-------------------------------+---------------------------------------
australian_timezones | off
authentication_timeout | 60
checkpoint_segments | 3
.
.
.
wal_debug | 0
wal_sync_method | fdatasync
(94 rows)
COMPATIBILITY
The SHOW command is a PostgreSQL extension.
SEE ALSO
SET [set(7)]