Re: DOCS - System Applications 'datadir' parameter

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Peter Smith <smithpb2250(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: DOCS - System Applications 'datadir' parameter
Date: 2026-03-23 16:14:19
Message-ID: acFm29mHJbcplpEe@momjian.us
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On Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 06:27:50PM +1100, Peter Smith wrote:
> Hi.
>
> In most places, each of the Server Application documentation pages [1]
> refers to the directory where the database cluster lives as 'datadir'.
> However, a few places called it 'directory' instead.
>
> This patch changes the outliers also to 'datadir', making everything
> more consistent.

Good catch. These clearly need to be datadirs and not just any
directory. Patch applied to master, thanks.

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