segment_size
A preset configuration parameter reporting the number of blocks that can be stored in a file segment
segment_size is a preset configuration parameter reporting the number of blocks (pages) that can be stored within a file segment.
segment_size was added in PostgreSQL 8.4.
Default value
The default value for segment_size is: 1GB.
A different value may have been set with the --with-segsize option at at compile time.
segment_size cannot be modified.
Change history
- PostgreSQL 8.4
- added (commit 7a97abe8)
References
- PostgreSQL documentation: segment_size