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data_directory

A configuration parameter determining the location of the data directory

data_directory is a configuration parameter determining the location of the data directory.

data_directory was added in PostgreSQL 8.0.

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PostgreSQL 8.0
- added (commit 130f89e9)

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PostgreSQL documentation: data_directory

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config_file, hba_file, ident_file, external_pid_file, initdb