diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 1bc55e3060..bcf51987e8 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Bug\sfixes\sand\sspeed\simprovements.\sDelete\sis\sstill\sslow.\s(CVS\s244)
-D 2001-09-14T16:42:12
+C Added\sa\sPRAGMA\sstatement.\s\sTook\sout\sthe\sspecial\scomment\sparsing.\s(CVS\s245)
+D 2001-09-14T18:54:08
 F COPYRIGHT 74a8a6531a42e124df07ab5599aad63870fa0bd4
 F Makefile.in 7ecb2370b5cb34d390af1fcb3118ea6d84a253ca
 F README 51f6a4e7408b34afa5bc1c0485f61b6a4efb6958
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ F notes/notes2.txt 7e3fafd5e25906c1fe1e95f13b089aa398ca403e
 F notes/notes2b.txt 1c17a5b7f6b44a75cd3eb98ed2c24db1eefb06c3
 F notes/notes3.txt 71e47be517e3d2578b3b9343a45b772d43b7ba16
 F src/TODO f0ea267ab55c4d15127c1ac1667edbf781147438
-F src/btree.c 04cfedfd8c86401b2a5a61395589bb0c52cbeb15
-F src/btree.h 2427961c702dd0755ec70f529cf3db32707d689b
-F src/build.c d639146a7d88045f1e69d6bb827a51c19c9ec825
+F src/btree.c 3adf545b8e072000923f7e0f7f91d33072a9f869
+F src/btree.h a3d9c20fa876e837680745ac60500be697026b7b
+F src/build.c b5c682960b5889555cd059f3b5157668778b8834
 F src/delete.c 62500a09606c0f714b651756475cd42979ef08e8
 F src/ex/README b745b00acce2d892f60c40111dacdfc48e0c1c7a
 F src/ex/db.c f1419ae6c93e40b5ac6e39fe7efd95d868e6f9d7
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ F src/expr.c bcd91d0487c71cfa44413a46efe5e2c2244901b6
 F src/insert.c edf098ecbbe00e3ecde6b5f22404a8230590c9fd
 F src/main.c a2c142626b46e3eb3e01436626df6c2d0a8f3ae6
 F src/md5.c 52f677bfc590e09f71d07d7e327bd59da738d07c
-F src/pager.c fc0d51b73e74fe7e8aec98c146fa2e714c7a8d52
-F src/pager.h 238aa88bafe33911bf9b0b365f35afd0a261cd46
-F src/parse.y 8fc096948994a7ffbf61ba13129cc589f794a9cb
+F src/pager.c bb0891d49b9068711e4b8bab14db2959f56f5be9
+F src/pager.h bb9136e833de46bc84aafd8403713d3c46fcbfdf
+F src/parse.y 8b30e072208c3dfabd97c7d06f0924f194919533
 F src/printf.c b1e22a47be8cdf707815647239991e08e8cb69f9
 F src/random.c b626726c4f0066610739e52e7431adae7ccd9651
 F src/select.c f1673b4d06c24665097faf28d76c4533bce18b84
 F src/shell.c 1fcdf8c4180098bcfdee12501e01b4c8eb21d726
 F src/shell.tcl 27ecbd63dd88396ad16d81ab44f73e6c0ea9d20e
 F src/sqlite.h.in 8faa2fed0513d188ced16e5f9094e57694594e70
-F src/sqliteInt.h 28d53b3690d730d5470a4a183531c7e4371669f1
+F src/sqliteInt.h 11d74bfd90777afafc529434b86c413fed44f0bf
 F src/table.c adcaf074f6c1075e86359174e68701fa2acfc4d6
 F src/tclsqlite.c d328970848c028e13e61e173bef79adcc379568a
 F src/test1.c abb3cb427e735ae87e6533f5b3b7164b7da91bc4
 F src/test2.c b3177e061fabd20d48e4b1b4bca610a0d2b28670
 F src/test3.c 1fc103f198cbd0447d1a12c3ce48795755ec1a53
-F src/tokenize.c 00c8ab42ee731ff7466b048b449e1e838e9d638c
+F src/tokenize.c 2d4d1534b321422384de0f311d417ffce14fedc6
 F src/update.c ea8f2c0712cd4cd19314a26ef4766866013facda
 F src/util.c c77668fef860cfd2e4e682ef4f3ed8f9e68c551b
 F src/vdbe.c 244c86e406170c76b89ab07de4c7258f716c36ff
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ F www/opcode.tcl cb3a1abf8b7b9be9f3a228d097d6bf8b742c2b6f
 F www/sqlite.tcl cb0d23d8f061a80543928755ec7775da6e4f362f
 F www/tclsqlite.tcl 06f81c401f79a04f2c5ebfb97e7c176225c0aef2
 F www/vdbe.tcl 0c8aaa529dd216ccbf7daaabd80985e413d5f9ad
-P e7b65e37fd88c4d69c89cfe73ab345b8b645ada6
-R ed181b52a40061f0079d6a386222bac2
+P 7da856cd94d2572070e40762e5bc477679e60042
+R 07caee6e3ed361d3efc95a7817451754
 U drh
-Z badce0ce49575ed2f4c401ae6458d977
+Z 4e11150d8699ec673e8745d72c606c4d
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index f38d1c9605..af847db2fc 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7da856cd94d2572070e40762e5bc477679e60042
\ No newline at end of file
+5e3724603e6f52bb74deb1c62e6e8f323d7b64b7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/btree.c b/src/btree.c
index 587103fdaa..3baa48733a 100644
--- a/src/btree.c
+++ b/src/btree.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 **   http://www.hwaci.com/drh/
 **
 *************************************************************************
-** $Id: btree.c,v 1.26 2001/09/14 16:42:12 drh Exp $
+** $Id: btree.c,v 1.27 2001/09/14 18:54:08 drh Exp $
 **
 ** This file implements a external (disk-based) database using BTrees.
 ** For a detailed discussion of BTrees, refer to
@@ -643,6 +643,14 @@ int sqliteBtreeClose(Btree *pBt){
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
+/*
+** Change the number of pages in the cache.
+*/
+int sqliteBtreeSetCacheSize(Btree *pBt, int mxPage){
+  sqlitepager_set_cachesize(pBt->pPager, mxPage);
+  return SQLITE_OK;
+}
+
 /*
 ** Get a reference to page1 of the database file.  This will
 ** also acquire a readlock on that file.
diff --git a/src/btree.h b/src/btree.h
index 993b3d2d0b..e754427f70 100644
--- a/src/btree.h
+++ b/src/btree.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ** This header file defines the interface that the sqlite B-Tree file
 ** subsystem.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: btree.h,v 1.12 2001/09/13 14:46:10 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: btree.h,v 1.13 2001/09/14 18:54:08 drh Exp $
 */
 #ifndef _BTREE_H_
 #define _BTREE_H_
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct BtCursor BtCursor;
 
 int sqliteBtreeOpen(const char *zFilename, int mode, int nPg, Btree **ppBtree);
 int sqliteBtreeClose(Btree*);
+int sqliteBtreeSetCacheSize(Btree*, int);
 
 int sqliteBtreeBeginTrans(Btree*);
 int sqliteBtreeCommit(Btree*);
diff --git a/src/build.c b/src/build.c
index 3ac86fc08f..9befe97cf9 100644
--- a/src/build.c
+++ b/src/build.c
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@
 **     COPY
 **     VACUUM
 **
-** $Id: build.c,v 1.33 2001/09/14 03:24:24 drh Exp $
+** $Id: build.c,v 1.34 2001/09/14 18:54:08 drh Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 /*
 ** This routine is called after a single SQL statement has been
@@ -1183,3 +1184,73 @@ void sqliteRollbackTransaction(Parse *pParse){
   }
   db->flags &= ~SQLITE_InTrans;
 }
+
+/*
+** Interpret the given string as a boolean value.
+*/
+static int getBoolean(char *z){
+  static char *azTrue[] = { "yes", "on", "true" };
+  int i;
+  if( z[0]==0 ) return 0;
+  if( isdigit(z[0]) || (z[0]=='-' && isdigit(z[1])) ){
+    return atoi(z);
+  }
+  for(i=0; i<sizeof(azTrue)/sizeof(azTrue[0]); i++){
+    if( sqliteStrICmp(z,azTrue[i])==0 ) return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+** Process a pragma statement.  
+**
+** Pragmas are of this form:
+**
+**      PRAGMA id = value
+**
+** The identifier might also be a string.  The value is a string, and
+** identifier, or a number.  If minusFlag is true, then the value is
+** a number that was preceded by a minus sign.
+*/
+void sqlitePragma(Parse *pParse, Token *pLeft, Token *pRight, int minusFlag){
+  char *zLeft = 0;
+  char *zRight = 0;
+  sqlite *db = pParse->db;
+
+  zLeft = sqliteStrNDup(pLeft->z, pLeft->n);
+  sqliteDequote(zLeft);
+  if( minusFlag ){
+    zRight = 0;
+    sqliteSetNString(&zRight, "-", 1, pRight->z, pRight->n, 0);
+  }else{
+    zRight = sqliteStrNDup(pRight->z, pRight->n);
+    sqliteDequote(zRight);
+  }
+ 
+  if( sqliteStrICmp(zLeft,"cache_size")==0 ){
+    int size = atoi(zRight);
+    sqliteBtreeSetCacheSize(db->pBe, size);
+  }else
+
+  if( sqliteStrICmp(zLeft, "vdbe_trace")==0 ){
+    if( getBoolean(zRight) ){
+      db->flags |= SQLITE_VdbeTrace;
+    }else{
+      db->flags &= ~SQLITE_VdbeTrace;
+    }
+  }else
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+  if( sqliteStrICmp(zLeft, "parser_trace")==0 ){
+    extern void sqliteParserTrace(FILE*, char *);
+    if( getBoolean(zRight) ){
+      sqliteParserTrace(stdout, "parser: ");
+    }else{
+      sqliteParserTrace(0, 0);
+    }
+  }else
+#endif
+
+  if( zLeft ) sqliteFree(zLeft);
+  if( zRight ) sqliteFree(zRight);
+}
diff --git a/src/pager.c b/src/pager.c
index 1428d8253d..8d4f9696d9 100644
--- a/src/pager.c
+++ b/src/pager.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 ** all writes in order to support rollback.  Locking is used to limit
 ** access to one or more reader or to one writer.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: pager.c,v 1.17 2001/09/14 16:42:12 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: pager.c,v 1.18 2001/09/14 18:54:09 drh Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include "pager.h"
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ struct Pager {
   unsigned char errMask;      /* One of several kinds of errors */
   unsigned char tempFile;     /* zFilename is a temporary file */
   unsigned char readOnly;     /* True for a read-only database */
+  unsigned char needSync;     /* True if an fsync() is needed on the journal */
   unsigned char *aInJournal;  /* One bit for each page in the database file */
   PgHdr *pFirst, *pLast;      /* List of free pages */
   PgHdr *pAll;                /* List of all pages */
@@ -483,6 +484,15 @@ static const char *findTempDir(void){
   return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+** Change the maximum number of in-memory pages that are allowed.
+*/
+void sqlitepager_set_cachesize(Pager *pPager, int mxPage){
+  if( mxPage>10 ){
+    pPager->mxPage = mxPage;
+  }
+}
+
 /*
 ** Create a new page cache and put a pointer to the page cache in *ppPager.
 ** The file to be cached need not exist.  The file is not locked until
@@ -549,6 +559,7 @@ int sqlitepager_open(
   pPager->errMask = 0;
   pPager->tempFile = tempFile;
   pPager->readOnly = readOnly;
+  pPager->needSync = 0;
   pPager->pFirst = 0;
   pPager->pLast = 0;
   pPager->nExtra = nExtra;
@@ -780,7 +791,8 @@ int sqlitepager_get(Pager *pPager, Pgno pgno, void **ppPage){
       /* Recycle an older page.  First locate the page to be recycled.
       ** Try to find one that is not dirty and is near the head of
       ** of the free list */
-      int cnt = pPager->mxPage/2;
+      /* int cnt = pPager->mxPage/2; */
+      int cnt = 10;
       pPg = pPager->pFirst;
       while( pPg->dirty && 0<cnt-- && pPg->pNextFree ){
         pPg = pPg->pNextFree;
@@ -794,12 +806,15 @@ int sqlitepager_get(Pager *pPager, Pgno pgno, void **ppPage){
         int rc;
         assert( pPg->inJournal==1 );
         assert( pPager->state==SQLITE_WRITELOCK );
-        rc = fsync(pPager->jfd);
-        if( rc!=0 ){
-          rc = sqlitepager_rollback(pPager);
-          *ppPage = 0;
-          if( rc==SQLITE_OK ) rc = SQLITE_IOERR;
-          return rc;
+        if( pPager->needSync ){
+          rc = fsync(pPager->jfd);
+          if( rc!=0 ){
+            rc = sqlitepager_rollback(pPager);
+            *ppPage = 0;
+            if( rc==SQLITE_OK ) rc = SQLITE_IOERR;
+            return rc;
+          }
+          pPager->needSync = 0;
         }
         pager_seek(pPager->fd, (pPg->pgno-1)*SQLITE_PAGE_SIZE);
         rc = pager_write(pPager->fd, PGHDR_TO_DATA(pPg), SQLITE_PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -995,6 +1010,7 @@ int sqlitepager_write(void *pData){
     if( pPager->jfd<0 ){
       return SQLITE_CANTOPEN;
     }
+    pPager->needSync = 0;
     if( pager_lock(pPager->jfd, 1) ){
       close(pPager->jfd);
       pPager->jfd = -1;
@@ -1035,6 +1051,7 @@ int sqlitepager_write(void *pData){
     }
     assert( pPager->aInJournal!=0 );
     pPager->aInJournal[pPg->pgno/8] |= 1<<(pPg->pgno&7);
+    pPager->needSync = 1;
   }
   pPg->inJournal = 1;
   if( pPager->dbSize<pPg->pgno ){
@@ -1077,7 +1094,7 @@ int sqlitepager_commit(Pager *pPager){
     return SQLITE_ERROR;
   }
   assert( pPager->jfd>=0 );
-  if( fsync(pPager->jfd) ){
+  if( pPager->needSync && fsync(pPager->jfd) ){
     goto commit_abort;
   }
   for(pPg=pPager->pAll; pPg; pPg=pPg->pNextAll){
diff --git a/src/pager.h b/src/pager.h
index 1254af413a..8ae8b9ee6d 100644
--- a/src/pager.h
+++ b/src/pager.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ** subsystem.  The page cache subsystem reads and writes a file a page
 ** at a time and provides a journal for rollback.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: pager.h,v 1.8 2001/09/13 13:46:57 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: pager.h,v 1.9 2001/09/14 18:54:09 drh Exp $
 */
 
 /*
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct Pager Pager;
 
 int sqlitepager_open(Pager **ppPager,const char *zFilename,int nPage,int nEx);
 void sqlitepager_set_destructor(Pager*, void(*)(void*));
+void sqlitepager_set_cachesize(Pager*, int);
 int sqlitepager_close(Pager *pPager);
 int sqlitepager_get(Pager *pPager, Pgno pgno, void **ppPage);
 void *sqlitepager_lookup(Pager *pPager, Pgno pgno);
diff --git a/src/parse.y b/src/parse.y
index 1049150f6d..373497d350 100644
--- a/src/parse.y
+++ b/src/parse.y
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@
 ** the parser.  Lemon will also generate a header file containing
 ** numeric codes for all of the tokens.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: parse.y,v 1.28 2001/04/11 14:28:42 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: parse.y,v 1.29 2001/09/14 18:54:09 drh Exp $
 */
 %token_prefix TK_
 %token_type {Token}
+%default_type {Token}
 %extra_argument {Parse *pParse}
 %syntax_error {
   sqliteSetString(&pParse->zErrMsg,"syntax error",0);
@@ -100,6 +101,8 @@ id(A) ::= EXPLAIN(X).    {A = X;}
 id(A) ::= VACUUM(X).     {A = X;}
 id(A) ::= BEGIN(X).      {A = X;}
 id(A) ::= END(X).        {A = X;}
+id(A) ::= PRAGMA(X).     {A = X;}
+id(A) ::= CLUSTER(X).    {A = X;}
 id(A) ::= ID(X).         {A = X;}
 
 // And "ids" is an identifer-or-string.
@@ -478,3 +481,14 @@ cmd ::= COPY ids(X) FROM ids(Y).
 
 cmd ::= VACUUM.                {sqliteVacuum(pParse,0);}
 cmd ::= VACUUM ids(X).         {sqliteVacuum(pParse,&X);}
+
+cmd ::= PRAGMA ids(X) EQ ids(Y).         {sqlitePragma(pParse,&X,&Y,0);}
+cmd ::= PRAGMA ids(X) EQ ON(Y).          {sqlitePragma(pParse,&X,&Y,0);}
+cmd ::= PRAGMA ids(X) EQ plus_num(Y).    {sqlitePragma(pParse,&X,&Y,0);}
+cmd ::= PRAGMA ids(X) EQ minus_num(Y).   {sqlitePragma(pParse,&X,&Y,1);}
+plus_num(A) ::= plus_opt number(X).   {A = X;}
+minus_num(A) ::= MINUS number(X).     {A = X;}
+number(A) ::= INTEGER(X).  {A = X;}
+number(A) ::= FLOAT(X).    {A = X;}
+plus_opt ::= PLUS.
+plus_opt ::= .
diff --git a/src/sqliteInt.h b/src/sqliteInt.h
index c99c6a9bfe..7a69341358 100644
--- a/src/sqliteInt.h
+++ b/src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 *************************************************************************
 ** Internal interface definitions for SQLite.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: sqliteInt.h,v 1.46 2001/09/14 16:42:12 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: sqliteInt.h,v 1.47 2001/09/14 18:54:09 drh Exp $
 */
 #include "sqlite.h"
 #include "vdbe.h"
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 ** The maximum number of in-memory pages to use for the main database
 ** table and for temporary tables.
 */
-#define MAX_PAGES   150
-#define TEMP_PAGES   50
+#define MAX_PAGES   100
+#define TEMP_PAGES   25
 
 /*
 ** The paging system deals with 32-bit integers.
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ Expr *sqliteExprFunction(ExprList*, Token*);
 void sqliteExprDelete(Expr*);
 ExprList *sqliteExprListAppend(ExprList*,Expr*,Token*);
 void sqliteExprListDelete(ExprList*);
+void sqlitePragma(Parse*,Token*,Token*,int);
 void sqliteCommitInternalChanges(sqlite*);
 void sqliteRollbackInternalChanges(sqlite*);
 void sqliteStartTable(Parse*,Token*,Token*);
diff --git a/src/tokenize.c b/src/tokenize.c
index b5865fdd53..8b7e82aece 100644
--- a/src/tokenize.c
+++ b/src/tokenize.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 ** individual tokens and sends those tokens one-by-one over to the
 ** parser for analysis.
 **
-** $Id: tokenize.c,v 1.20 2001/09/14 03:24:25 drh Exp $
+** $Id: tokenize.c,v 1.21 2001/09/14 18:54:09 drh Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static Keyword aKeywordTable[] = {
   { "BETWEEN",           0, TK_BETWEEN,          0 },
   { "BY",                0, TK_BY,               0 },
   { "CHECK",             0, TK_CHECK,            0 },
+  { "CLUSTER",           0, TK_CLUSTER,          0 },
   { "COMMIT",            0, TK_COMMIT,           0 },
   { "CONSTRAINT",        0, TK_CONSTRAINT,       0 },
   { "COPY",              0, TK_COPY,             0 },
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ static Keyword aKeywordTable[] = {
   { "ON",                0, TK_ON,               0 },
   { "OR",                0, TK_OR,               0 },
   { "ORDER",             0, TK_ORDER,            0 },
+  { "PRAGMA",            0, TK_PRAGMA,           0 },
   { "PRIMARY",           0, TK_PRIMARY,          0 },
   { "ROLLBACK",          0, TK_ROLLBACK,         0 },
   { "SELECT",            0, TK_SELECT,           0 },
@@ -310,11 +312,9 @@ int sqliteRunParser(Parse *pParse, char *zSql, char **pzErrMsg){
   int i;
   void *pEngine;
   int once = 1;
-  static FILE *trace = 0;
   extern void *sqliteParserAlloc(void*(*)(int));
   extern void sqliteParserFree(void*, void(*)(void*));
   extern int sqliteParser(void*, int, Token, Parse*);
-  extern void sqliteParserTrace(FILE*, char *);
 
   pParse->db->flags &= ~SQLITE_Interrupt;
   pParse->rc = SQLITE_OK;
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ int sqliteRunParser(Parse *pParse, char *zSql, char **pzErrMsg){
     sqliteSetString(pzErrMsg, "out of memory", 0);
     return 1;
   }
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-  sqliteParserTrace(trace, "parser: ");
-#endif
   while( sqlite_malloc_failed==0 && nErr==0 && i>=0 && zSql[i]!=0 ){
     int tokenType;
     
@@ -347,24 +344,6 @@ int sqliteRunParser(Parse *pParse, char *zSql, char **pzErrMsg){
       case TK_SPACE:
         break;
       case TK_COMMENT: {
-        /* Various debugging modes can be turned on and off using
-        ** special SQL comments.  Check for the special comments
-        ** here and take approriate action if found.
-        */
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-        char *z = pParse->sLastToken.z;
-        if( sqliteStrNICmp(z,"--parser-trace-on--",19)==0 ){
-          trace = stdout;
-          sqliteParserTrace(trace, "parser: ");
-        }else if( sqliteStrNICmp(z,"--parser-trace-off--", 20)==0 ){
-          trace = 0;
-          sqliteParserTrace(trace, "parser: ");
-        }else if( sqliteStrNICmp(z,"--vdbe-trace-on--",17)==0 ){
-          pParse->db->flags |= SQLITE_VdbeTrace;
-        }else if( sqliteStrNICmp(z,"--vdbe-trace-off--", 18)==0 ){
-          pParse->db->flags &= ~SQLITE_VdbeTrace;
-        }
-#endif
         break;
       }
       case TK_ILLEGAL: