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TimeZone
Sets the time zone for displaying and interpreting time stamps. The built-in default is GMT, but that is typically overridden in postgresql.conf; initdb will install a setting there corresponding to its system environment. See Section 8.5.3 for more information.
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- max val
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- 18
- min val
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- name
- TimeZone
- short desc
- Sets the time zone for displaying and interpreting time stamps.
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Definition PG 18
Sets the time zone for displaying and interpreting time stamps. The built-in default is GMT, but that is typically overridden in postgresql.conf; initdb will install a setting there corresponding to its system environment. See Section 8.5.3 for more information.
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