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@ -646,23 +646,24 @@ EOF |
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<application>psql</application> is a regular |
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> client application. In order |
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to connect to a database you need to know the name of your target |
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database, the host name and port number of the server, and what user |
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name you want to connect as. <application>psql</application> can be |
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told about those parameters via command line options, namely |
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database, the host name and port number of the server, and what |
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database user name you want to connect as. <application>psql</application> |
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can be told about those parameters via command line options, namely |
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<option>-d</option>, <option>-h</option>, <option>-p</option>, and |
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<option>-U</option> respectively. If an argument is found that does |
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not belong to any option it will be interpreted as the database name |
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(or the user name, if the database name is already given). Not all |
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(or the database user name, if the database name is already given). Not all |
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of these options are required; there are useful defaults. If you omit the host |
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name, <application>psql</application> will connect via a Unix-domain socket |
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to a server on the local host, or via TCP/IP to <literal>localhost</literal> on |
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Windows. The default port number is |
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determined at compile time. |
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Since the database server uses the same default, you will not have |
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to specify the port in most cases. The default user name is your |
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operating-system user name, as is the default database name. |
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to specify the port in most cases. The default database user name is your |
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operating-system user name. Once the database user name is determined, it |
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is used as the default database name. |
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Note that you cannot |
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just connect to any database under any user name. Your database |
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just connect to any database under any database user name. Your database |
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administrator should have informed you about your access rights. |
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</para> |
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