Re: size of units in postgresql.conf

Here is the 7.3 postgresql.conf file, where I have added units to the
file.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Vincent Stoessel wrote:
> Why is it different for different directives?
> It seems like it would make maintenance a lot easier if
> we knew all the unit were bytes or kbytes by default.
> Are human readable variables supported (ie 12M , 11K) ?
> If not, can that be my feature request?
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> Neil Conway wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 May 2002 16:12:51 -0400
> > "Vincent Stoessel" <vincent(at)xaymaca(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>Quick question: what is the unit of memory size used in postgresql.conf?
> >>bytes? kilobytes?
> >>Is the base unit consistent for every field ?
> >
> >
> > No, it depends on the specific configuration directive. The
> > documentation describes what each variable controls and the unit
> > is is specified in:
> >
> > http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/runtime-config.html
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Neil
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Vincent Stoessel
> Linux Systems Developer
> vincent xaymaca.com
>
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
>

--
Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 359-1001
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road
+ Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073