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include_if_exists
A configuration file directive specifying the name of another configuration file to include, if that file exists.
include_if_exists is a configuration file directive specifying the name of another configuration file to include, if that file exists. No error is raised if the file does not exist.
include_if_exists was added in PostgreSQL 9.2.
Usage
The specified file can be either relative to the current configuration file, or an absolute file path.
Change history
- PostgreSQL 9.2
- added (commit 6d09b210)
Examples
include_if_exists directive used with a non-existent file:
... include_if_exists 'foo.conf' ...
After reloading the configuration, e.g. with pg_reload_conf(), following log line will be emitted:
[2020-05-02 13:29:26 UTC] node2 postgres [unknown] LOG: 00000: skipping missing configuration file "/var/lib/pgsql/data/foo.conf"
References
- PostgreSQL documentation: Managing Configuration File Contents