From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
cc: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>, joao.miguel.c.ferreira@gmail.com,
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Subject: Re: is_local parameter on set_config function
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"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:14 PM Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
> wrote:
>> This is equivalent to the LOCAL clause in the SET query:
>> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/sql-set.html

> Specifically, the hyperlink link to the SET command in that section is
> expected to be referenced for details.  Repeating that documentation on the
> config-settings page is not particularly desirable.

I think the OP might be looking at table 9.85 (Configuration Settings
Functions), in which the cross-references to SET and SHOW are *not*
hyperlinks.  But they should be.  Will fix.  I think there might be
room to say explicitly that is_local is equivalent to SET's LOCAL
option, too.

			regards, tom lane