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Sets a named run-time parameter; a shorter form of <option>-c</>.

Sets a named run-time parameter; a shorter form of

<option>-c</>.

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The <option>--</> option will not work on FreeBSD or OpenBSD.

Use <option>-c</> instead. This should be fixed in

<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 7.3.

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