postgres=# select * from pg_file_settings where name = 'client_encoding';
sourcefile | sourceline | seqno | name | setting | applied | error
------------+------------+-------+------+---------+---------+-------
nothing..
2018-07-11 17:46 GMT+03:00 Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
... btw, another possible aid is
select * from pg_file_settings where name = 'client_encoding';
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/view-pg- file-settings.html
regards, tom lane