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- The connection service file allows libpq connection parameters to be
- associated with a single service name. That service name can then be
- specified by a libpq connection, and the associated settings will be
- used. This allows connection parameters to be modified without requiring
- a recompile of the libpq application. The service name can also be
- specified using the <code class="envar">PGSERVICE</code> environment variable.
- </p><p>
- The connection service file can be a per-user service file
- at <code class="filename">~/.pg_service.conf</code> or the location
- specified by the environment variable <code class="envar">PGSERVICEFILE</code>,
- or it can be a system-wide file
- at <code class="filename">`pg_config --sysconfdir`/pg_service.conf</code> or in the directory
- specified by the environment variable
- <code class="envar">PGSYSCONFDIR</code>. If service definitions with the same
- name exist in the user and the system file, the user file takes
- precedence.
- </p><p>
- The file uses an <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">INI file</span>”</span> format where the section
- name is the service name and the parameters are connection
- parameters; see <a class="xref" href="libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-PARAMKEYWORDS" title="33.1.2. Parameter Key Words">Section 33.1.2</a> for a list. For
- example:
- </p><pre class="programlisting">
- # comment
- [mydb]
- host=somehost
- port=5433
- user=admin
- </pre><p>
- An example file is provided at
- <code class="filename">share/pg_service.conf.sample</code>.
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