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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml index b8491015f4e..bdcadf36928 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml @@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ PostgreSQL documentation argument on the command line. </para> <para> - If this parameter contains an <symbol>=</symbol> sign, it is treated as a + If this parameter contains an <symbol>=</symbol> sign or starts + with a valid <acronym>URI</acronym> prefix + (<literal>postgresql://</literal> + or <literal>postgres://</literal>), it is treated as a <parameter>conninfo</parameter> string. See <xref linkend="libpq-connect"> for more information. </para> </listitem> @@ -596,11 +599,13 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <para> An alternative way to specify connection parameters is in a - <parameter>conninfo</parameter> string, which is used instead of a - database name. This mechanism give you very wide control over the + <parameter>conninfo</parameter> string or + a <acronym>URI</acronym>, which is used instead of a database + name. This mechanism give you very wide control over the connection. For example: <programlisting> $ <userinput>psql "service=myservice sslmode=require"</userinput> +$ <userinput>psql postgresql://dbmaster:5433/mydb?sslmode=require</userinput> </programlisting> This way you can also use LDAP for connection parameter lookup as described in <xref linkend="libpq-ldap">. |