Re: Doc: shared_memory_size_in_huge_pages with the "SHOW" command. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 2024/10/16 14:18, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 08:26:06PM -0500, Nathan Bossart wrote:
>> Well, the point is that you can't use "postgres -C" to view this GUC while
>> the server is running.  I can see how the present wording might be
>> misinterpreted, though.  Perhaps we should change this sentence to
>> something like:
>>
>>     Note that the server must be shut down to view this runtime-computed
>>     parameter with the postgres command.
> 
> I'm OK with the "postgres command" addition.

Another idea is to use the same wording as for num_os_semaphores in runtime.sgml, like this:

     This parameter can be viewed
     before starting the server with a <command>postgres</command> command like:

Regards,

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