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\encoding
Sets the client character set encoding. Without an argument, this command shows the current encoding.
Reading PostgreSQL 18.6.
Description
Sets the client character set encoding. Without an argument, this command shows the current encoding.
- Client
- psql 18.6
- Case-sensitive spelling
- \encoding
Usage
\encoding [ encoding ]Spellings in this manual definition
| Command | Documented suffix modifiers |
|---|---|
| \encoding | None listed in this signature |
Manual definition
\encoding [encoding]-
Sets the client character set encoding. Without an argument, this command shows the current encoding.
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Documentation and source
Source build
- Version
- 18.6
- Build
- https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2
- Source fingerprint
ee8d1a3612338fd9adf250730cb640fcc5233b5491337cc00a316a44e3a0b9f8
Compare versions
PostgreSQL 17 → 18: unchanged.
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Export JSON · Back to psql Commands · Recorded in PostgreSQL 10 through 20; the first sample is not necessarily its introduction.