Re: Local postgres manual

On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 06:18:19AM -0700, Ben Hancock wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> Does Postgres come with a local, full version of the manual installed
> by default anywhere (i.e. akin to what is available on the website, but
> in man, info, or plain-text format)? When I invoke `man postgres`, I do
> get a very useful - but limited - manual page, which has references to
> chapters. For example:
>
> OPTIONS
> postgres accepts the following command-line arguments. For a
> detailed discussion of the options consult Chapter 20. ...
>
> Of course, I can pull up a browser and find the manual, or consult a
> local PDF if I have a graphical display. But sometimes it may be convenient
> to view the the manual for the version of Postgres that is on the system,
> right there. Does one exist?

Well, that's a good question, and a new question for me. I poked though
the doc makefile and it turns out that:

make postgres.txt

creates such a file. Here is the PG 16 version:

https://momjian.us/expire/postgres-16.txt

Let me know if you want a different Postgres version.

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