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PG_VERSION

A file containing the major version number of PostgreSQL

Reading PostgreSQL 18.6.

Description

A file containing the major version number of PostgreSQL

Relative path: PG_VERSION

Usage

$PGDATA/PG_VERSION

Manual definition

PG_VERSION A file containing the major version number of PostgreSQL

Related entries

Database file layout

Documentation and source

PostgreSQL 18 English manual

Source build

Version: 18.6
Build: https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2
Source fingerprint: 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f

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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