Re: BUG #2870: incorrect man page for postgres - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #2870: incorrect man page for postgres
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Msg-id 11163.1167872554@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #2870: incorrect man page for postgres  (Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler@timbira.com>)
Responses Re: BUG #2870: incorrect man page for postgres  ("(GalaxyMaster)" <galaxy@openwall.com>)
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Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler@timbira.com> writes:
> Dmitry D. Khlebnikov wrote:
>> The man page for postgres(1) has a wrong description of the '-S' option.
>> Previously, the '-S' option means that postgres will start in the 'silent'
>> mode, but in version 8.2 the '-S' option describes the amount of memory for
>> sorts.
>>
> I think you change the order, in 8.1 -S option describes the amount of
> memory but in 8.2 it describes the silent mode.

No, Dmitry has it right: the man page is mistaken.  You can still get
silent mode but you have to use the long-form option (--silent-mode=1).

I've corrected the documentation error in CVS.

            regards, tom lane

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