Re: pg_ctl and port number detection - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pg_ctl and port number detection
Date
Msg-id 201012210204.oBL24M224390@momjian.us
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In response to Re: pg_ctl and port number detection  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: pg_ctl and port number detection  (Florian Pflug <fgp@phlo.org>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Actually, if we're going to do this at all, we should do
> 
>     pid
>     datadir
>     port
>     socketdir
>     ... here be dragons ...
> 
> so that pg_ctl doesn't have to assume the server is running with a
> default value of unix_socket_dir.  Not sure what to put in the fourth
> line on Windows though ... maybe just leave it empty?

I am curious about the use of the socketdir.  What can that be used for?

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