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If a dynamically loadable module needs to be opened and the file name specified in the CREATE FUNCTION or LOAD command does not have a directory component (i.e., the name does not contain a slash), the system will search this path for the required file. The value for dynamic_library_path must be a list of absolute directory paths separated by colons (or semi-colons on Windows). If a list element starts with the special string $libdir, the compiled-in PostgreSQL package library directory is substituted for $libdir; this is where the modules provided by the standard PostgreSQL distribution are installed. (Use pg_config --pkglibdir to find out the name of this directory.) For example: dynamic_library_path = '/usr/local/lib/postgresql:/home/my_project/lib:$libdir' or, in a Windows environment: dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir' The default value for this parameter is '$libdir'. If the value is set to an empty string, the automatic path search is turned off. This parameter can be changed at run time by superusers and users with the appropriate SET privilege, but a setting done that way will only persist until the end of the client connection, so this method should be reserved for development purposes. The recommended way to set this parameter is in the postgresql.conf configuration file.

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boot val

$libdir

category

Client Connection Defaults / Other Defaults

context

superuser

documented

true

enumvals

Unknown

extra desc

If a dynamically loadable module needs to be opened and the specified name does not have a directory component (i.e., the name does not contain a slash), the system will search this path for the specified file.

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en

max val

Unknown

metadata version

18

min val

Unknown

name

dynamic_library_path

short desc

Sets the path for dynamically loadable modules.

source

pg-settings-source-snapshot

unit

Unknown

vartype

string