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doc: libpq connection options can override command-line flags

Reported-by: Alexander Lakhin

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/16486-b9c93d71c02c4907@postgresql.org

Backpatch-through: 9.5
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Bruce Momjian
2020-10-02 22:19:31 -04:00
parent 472e518a44
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@@ -273,14 +273,16 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-d <replaceable>database</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--dbname=<replaceable>database</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>-d <replaceable>dbname</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--dbname=<replaceable>dbname</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The database to connect to. See the description of the actions for
what this means in detail. This can be a <application>libpq</application> connection string;
see <xref linkend="libpq-connstring"/> for more information. Defaults
to user name.
The database to connect to. See the description
of the actions for what this means in detail.
The <replaceable>dbname</replaceable> can be a <link
linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>. If so,
connection string parameters will override any conflicting
command line options. Defaults to the user name.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>