Re: Command line argument for Server

Swapnil Bhoite <swapnil.temp28@gmail.com> writes:
> I want to set or reset a global flag.
> 1) What currently I'm thinking is, I'll declare that global flag in
> *postgres.h*
> 2) I'll set that depending on my custom flag given at server startup
> 3) I encountered function *getopt* but I couldn't understand it

> So my question is how should I process command line argument for server?
> Or is there any another way to do so using *postgresql.conf*?

Forget about inventing your own flag mechanism.  Create a new GUC
parameter instead: there is lots and lots of existing infrastructure
you won't have to reinvent.
        regards, tom lane