On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 09:39:46AM -0400, Philip Semanchuk wrote: > > > > On Nov 3, 2023, at 9:18 AM, Ben Hancock <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi all: > > > > Does Postgres come with a local, full version of the manual installed > > by default anywhere (i.e. akin to what is available on the website, but > > in man, info, or plain-text format)? When I invoke `man postgres`, I do > > get a very useful - but limited - manual page, which has references to chapters. For example: > > > > OPTIONS > > postgres accepts the following command-line arguments. For a > > detailed discussion of the options consult Chapter 20. ... > > > > Of course, I can pull up a browser and find the manual, or consult a > > local PDF if I have a graphical display. But sometimes it may be convenient to view the the manual for the version of Postgres that is on the system, right there. Does one exist? > > In addition to Bruce Momjian’s suggestion, I’ll add that you can make an HTML version of the manual from the source code. This is what I use and it works great for me. Yes, we can do HTML too as a single file, postgres.html. What I don't see is man page output for anything but the references pages, and as separate files. It might be possible to convert the HTML to man format using something like html2man. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> https://momjian.us EDB https://enterprisedb.com Only you can decide what is important to you.
