- <refentry id="SQL-SHOW">
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>
- SHOW
- </refentrytitle>
- <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>
- SHOW
- </refname>
- <refpurpose>
- Shows run-time parameters for session
- </refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>1998-09-24</date>
- </refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <synopsis>
- SHOW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">variable</replaceable>
- </synopsis>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-SHOW-1">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-24</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Inputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>
- <replaceable class="PARAMETER">variable</replaceable>
- </term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Refer to <command>SET</command> for more information on available
- variables.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-SHOW-2">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-24</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Outputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>
- <returnvalue>NOTICE: <replaceable
- class="PARAMETER">">variab</replaceable>E> is <replaceable>value</replaceable></returnvalue>
- SHOW VARIABLE
- </term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Message returned if successfully.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>
- <returnvalue>NOTICE: Unrecognized variable <replaceable>value</replaceable></returnvalue>
- </term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Message returned if <returnvalue>value</returnvalue> does not exist.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term>
- NOTICE: Time zone is unknown
- SHOW VARIABLE
- </term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If the TZ environment variable is not set.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-SHOW-1">
- <refsect1info>
- <date>1998-09-24</date>
- </refsect1info>
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
- <para>
- <command>SHOW</command> will display the current
- configuration parameters for
- variable during a session.
- </para>
- <para>
- The session can be configured using <command>SET</command> statement,
- and values
- can be restored to the defaults using <command>RESET</command> statement.
- Parameters and values are case-insensitive.
- </para>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-SHOW-3">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-24</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Notes
- </title>
- <para>
- The <command>SHOW</command> is a <productname>Postgres</productname>
- language extension.
- </para>
- <para>
- Refer to <command>SET</command>/<command>RESET</command>
- to set/reset variable values.
- See also <command>SET TIME ZONE</command>.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-SHOW-2">
- <title>
- Usage
- </title>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
- -- show DateStyle;
- SHOW DateStyle;
- NOTICE:DateStyle is Postgres with US (NonEuropean) conventions
- -- show Geqo;
- SHOW GEQO;
- NOTICE:GEQO is ON
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-SHOW-3">
- <title>
- Compatibility
- </title>
- <para>
- </para>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-SHOW-4">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-24</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- SQL92
- </title>
- <para>
- There is no <command>SHOW</command> defined in <acronym>SQL92</acronym>.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
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