pg_stat_database.temp_files

Description

Number of temporary files created by queries in this database. All temporary files are counted, regardless of why the temporary file was created (e.g., sorting or hashing), and regardless of the log_temp_files setting.

View

pg_stat_database

Field

temp_files

SQL type

bigint

Units named in the field definition

Not specified

Reset observation

Time at which these statistics were last reset

Usage

SELECT temp_files FROM pg_catalog.pg_stat_database;

View semantics

The pg_stat_database view will contain one row for each database in the cluster, plus one for shared objects, showing database-wide statistics.

Collection and reset context

Read the same-version statistics collection and view documentation below for reset scope and visibility. No per-field reset rule is inferred from the field name.

Inspect this field

Example query; no execution result or measured value is asserted.

SELECT temp_files FROM pg_catalog.pg_stat_database;

Related entries

• pg_stat_database columns
• Statistics collection and reset functions

Documentation and source

• PostgreSQL 18 English manual

Compare versions

PostgreSQL 17 → 18: unchanged.

Compares recorded interfaces and attributes. Source fingerprints and build metadata are excluded; an absent sample is not proof of the introduction or removal release.

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