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Commit bd2ef870 authored by Alvaro Herrera's avatar Alvaro Herrera
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In log_filename documentation, mention that strftime is not used directly to

expand the pattern specifier.

Per gripe from Josh Drake.
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.179 2008/05/19 18:08:15 tgl Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.180 2008/06/14 21:59:59 alvherre Exp $ -->
<chapter Id="runtime-config">
<title>Server Configuration</title>
......@@ -2428,8 +2428,8 @@ local0.* /var/log/postgresql
<varname>log_filename</varname> were <literal>server_log</literal>,
then the chosen file name would be <literal>server_log.1093827753</>
for a log starting at Sun Aug 29 19:02:33 2004 MST.
This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</>
file or on the server command line.
Note that the system's <systemitem>strftime</systemitem> is not used
directly, so platform-specific (nonstandard) extensions do not work.
</para>
<para>
If CSV-format output is enabled in <varname>log_destination</>,
......@@ -2440,6 +2440,10 @@ local0.* /var/log/postgresql
In the case of the example above, the CSV
file name will be <literal>server_log.1093827753.csv</literal>.
</para>
<para>
This parameter can only be set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</>
file or on the server command line.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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