On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Jeff Janes <jeff.ja...@gmail.com> writes: >> Is there a reason pg_ctl reload shouldn't honor -o ? > > -o means "pass these switches on the postmaster's command line". > If you're not restarting the postmaster, you don't get to change > its command line.
OK. You see pg_ctl as a wrapper around postmaster, while I was viewing it as a thing in itself. > IMO setting stuff on the command line is pretty evil anyway. I wouldn't do it in a production system, but it is invaluable for performance testing during development or diagnosis. Oh well, I guess this is what perl -i -pe is for. Cheers, Jeff -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
