L Bayuk <lbayuk@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > postmaster -S used to mean: silent mode. Now it means: Set > memory used for sorting. Unfortunately, the reference manual still > documents the old meaning for -S (PostgreSQL Server Applications, postgres > command, -S option). Hmmm ... Peter, is this a documentation error or a code error? I can't remember which options we agreed should get the single-letter switches. regards, tom lane