Re: Server configuration shot overview

On Friday, July 31, 2026, PG Doc comments form <noreply(at)postgresql(dot)org>
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> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
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> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/runtime-config.html
> Description:
>
> When reading the configuration parameters
> (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-wal.html) I found
> it
> difficult to find fast the (for me) relevant information: What is the
> default? When/how can it be changed? The information is/was always there
> but
> somehow hidden in the text...
>
> So I think it would be more convenient to have these informations
> summarized
> in the beginning?
>
> What are other thinking about? Is it worth to take the effort and if yes
> how
> should this be done? All the 400 settings at once (pouhh!) or section by
> section?
>

Leaning toward no, but if I were to do something like this I’d avoid manual
updates and instead derive it from the catalog data already in the source
tree.

David J.