Here is a doc patch for the SHOW X changes and new config-settings

functions. If there are no objections, please apply.

Joe Conway

doc/src/sgml/func.sgml

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@@ -4441,6 +4441,121 @@ SELECT NULLIF(value, '(none)') ...
     server's version.
    </para>
 
+   <table>
+    <title>Configuration Settings Information Functions</title>
+    <tgroup cols="3">
+     <thead>
+      <row><entry>Name</entry> <entry>Return Type</entry> <entry>Description</entry></row>
+     </thead>
+
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>
+        <function>current_setting</function>(<parameter>setting_name</parameter>)
+       </entry>
+       <entry><type>text</type></entry>
+       <entry>value of current setting</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>
+        <function>set_config(<parameter>setting_name</parameter>,
+                             <parameter>new_value</parameter>,
+                             <parameter>is_local</parameter>)</function>
+       </entry>
+       <entry><type>text</type></entry>
+       <entry>new value of current setting</entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </table>
+
+   <indexterm zone="functions-misc">
+    <primary>setting</primary>
+    <secondary>current</secondary>
+   </indexterm>
+
+   <indexterm zone="functions-misc">
+    <primary>setting</primary>
+    <secondary>set</secondary>
+   </indexterm>
+
+   <para>
+    The <function>current_setting</function> is used to obtain the current
+    value of the <parameter>setting_name</parameter> setting, as a query
+    result. It is the equivalent to the SQL <command>SHOW</command> command.
+    For example:
+<programlisting>
+select current_setting('DateStyle');
+            current_setting
+---------------------------------------
+ ISO with US (NonEuropean) conventions
+(1 row)
+</programlisting>
+   </para>
+
+   <para>
+    <function>set_config</function> allows the <parameter>setting_name
+    </parameter> setting to be changed to <parameter>new_value</parameter>.
+    If <parameter>is_local</parameter> is set to <literal>true</literal>,
+    the new value will only apply to the current transaction. If you want
+    the new value to apply for the current session, use
+    <literal>false</literal> instead. It is the equivalent to the SQL
+    <command>SET</command> command. For example:
+<programlisting>
+SHOW show_query_stats;
+ show_query_stats
+------------------
+ on
+(1 row)
+
+select set_config('show_query_stats','off','f');
+ set_config
+------------
+ off
+(1 row)
+
+SHOW show_query_stats;
+ show_query_stats
+------------------
+ off
+(1 row)
+
+select set_config('show_query_stats','on','t');
+ set_config
+------------
+ on
+(1 row)
+
+SHOW show_query_stats;
+ show_query_stats
+------------------
+ off
+(1 row)
+
+BEGIN;
+BEGIN
+select set_config('show_query_stats','on','t');
+ set_config
+------------
+ on
+(1 row)
+
+SHOW show_query_stats;
+ show_query_stats
+------------------
+ on
+(1 row)
+
+COMMIT;
+COMMIT
+SHOW show_query_stats;
+ show_query_stats
+------------------
+ off
+(1 row)
+</programlisting>
+   </para>
+
    <table>
     <title>Access Privilege Inquiry Functions</title>
     <tgroup cols="3">

doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml

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@@ -495,6 +495,16 @@ SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AS today;
    </para>
   </refsect2>
  </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+  <title>See Also</title>
+
+  <para>
+    The function <function>set_config</function> provides the equivalent
+    capability. See <citetitle>Miscellaneous Functions</citetitle> in the
+    <citetitle>PostgreSQL User's Guide</citetitle>.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
 </refentry>
 
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doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml

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@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ SHOW ALL
 
 <screen>
 SHOW DateStyle;
-INFO:  DateStyle is ISO with US (NonEuropean) conventions
+               DateStyle
+---------------------------------------
+ ISO with US (NonEuropean) conventions
+(1 row)
 </screen>
   </para>
 
@@ -91,9 +94,32 @@ INFO:  DateStyle is ISO with US (NonEuropean) conventions
    Show the current genetic optimizer (<literal>geqo</literal>) setting:
 <screen>
 SHOW GEQO;
-INFO:  geqo is on
+ geqo
+------
+ on
+(1 row)
 </screen>
   </para>
+
+  <para>
+   Show all settings:
+<screen>
+SHOW ALL;
+             name              |                setting
+-------------------------------+---------------------------------------
+ australian_timezones          | off
+ authentication_timeout        | 60
+ checkpoint_segments           | 3
+    .
+    .
+    .
+ wal_debug                     | 0
+ wal_files                     | 0
+ wal_sync_method               | fdatasync
+(94 rows)
+</screen>
+  </para>
+
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-SHOW-3">
@@ -104,6 +130,16 @@ INFO:  geqo is on
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+  <title>See Also</title>
+
+  <para>
+    The function <function>current_setting</function> produces equivalent
+    output. See <citetitle>Miscellaneous Functions</citetitle> in the
+    <citetitle>PostgreSQL User's Guide</citetitle>.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
 </refentry>
 
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