20.18. Short Options
For convenience there are also single letter command-line option switches available for some parameters. They are described in Table 20.3 . Some of these options exist for historical reasons, and their presence as a single-letter option does not necessarily indicate an endorsement to use the option heavily.
Table 20.3. Short Option Key
| Short Option | Equivalent | 
|---|---|
       
        -B
        
         
       | 
      
       
        shared_buffers =
        
         
       | 
     
       
        -d
        
         
       | 
      
       
        log_min_messages = DEBUG
        
         
       | 
     
       
        -e
       
       | 
      
       
        datestyle = euro
       
       | 
     
       
        -fb
       
       ,
       
        -fh
       
       ,
       
        -fi
       
       ,
       
        -fm
       
       ,
       
        -fn
       
       ,
       
        -fo
       
       ,
       
        -fs
       
       ,
       
        -ft
       
       | 
      
       
        enable_bitmapscan = off
       
       ,
       
        enable_hashjoin = off
       
       ,
       
        enable_indexscan = off
       
       ,
       
        enable_mergejoin = off
       
       ,
       
        enable_nestloop = off
       
       ,
       
        enable_indexonlyscan = off
       
       ,
       
        enable_seqscan = off
       
       ,
       
        enable_tidscan = off
       
       | 
     
       
        -F
       
       | 
      
       
        fsync = off
       
       | 
     
       
        -h
        
         
       | 
      
       
        listen_addresses =
        
         
       | 
     
       
        -i
       
       | 
      
       
        listen_addresses = '*'
       
       | 
     
       
        -k
        
         
       | 
      
       
        unix_socket_directories =
        
         
       | 
     
       
        -l
       
       | 
      
       
        ssl = on
       
       | 
     
       
        -N
        
         
       | 
      
       
        max_connections =
        
         
       | 
     
       
        -O
       
       | 
      
       
        allow_system_table_mods = on
       
       | 
     
       
        -p
        
         
       | 
      
       
        port =
        
         
       | 
     
       
        -P
       
       | 
      
       
        ignore_system_indexes = on
       
       | 
     
       
        -s
       
       | 
      
       
        log_statement_stats = on
       
       | 
     
       
        -S
        
         
       | 
      
       
        work_mem =
        
         
       | 
     
       
        -tpa
       
       ,
       
        -tpl
       
       ,
       
        -te
       
       | 
      
       
        log_parser_stats = on
       
       ,
       
        log_planner_stats = on
       
       ,
       
        log_executor_stats = on
       
       | 
     
       
        -W
        
         
       | 
      
       
        post_auth_delay =
        
         
       |