SHOW
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 postgres server. See Chapter 20 for details.
Parameters
nameThe name of a run-time parameter. Available parameters are documented in Chapter 20 and on the SET reference page. In addition, there are a few parameters that can be shown but not set:
SERVER_VERSIONShows the server's version number.
SERVER_ENCODINGShows 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_COLLATEShows 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 database creation time.
LC_CTYPEShows the database's locale setting for character classification. At present, this parameter can be shown but not set, because the setting is determined at database creation time.
IS_SUPERUSERTrue if the current role has superuser privileges.
ALLShow the values of all configuration parameters, with descriptions.
Notes
The function current_setting produces equivalent output; see Section 9.27.1. Also, the pg_settings system view produces the same information.
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 | description
-------------------------+---------+-------------------------------------------------
allow_system_table_mods | off | Allows modifications of the structure of ...
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xmloption | content | Sets whether XML data in implicit parsing ...
zero_damaged_pages | off | Continues processing past damaged page headers.
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Compatibility
The SHOW command is a PostgreSQL extension.