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NAME
~/.postgresqlrc - Per-user PostgreSQL cluster configuration
DESCRIPTION
The file ~/.postgresqlrc configures the default PostgreSQL version/clus-
ter and the default database for an user. If it is not present, the sys-
tem-wide file /etc/postgresql-common/user_clusters is used instead.
FORMAT
Comments are introduced by the character #. Comments may follow data on
a line; the first comment character terminates the data. Leading white-
space and blank lines are ignored.
The first uncommented, non-blank line is used, all following lines are
ignored.
Fields must be given in the following order, separated by white space:
VERSION
The major PostgreSQL version of the cluster to connect to.
CLUSTER
The name of a cluster to connect to. A remote cluster is speci-
fied with host:port. If port is empty, it defaults to 5432.
DATABASE
Within the cluster, the database to which the user will connect
by default if he does not specify a database on the command line.
If this is *, the default database will be the one named by the
user's login id.
SEE ALSO
pg_wrapper(1), user_clusters(5)
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