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<term>--<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></term>
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<para>
- Sets a named run-time parameter; a shorter form of <option>-c</>.
+ Sets a named run-time parameter; a shorter form of
+ <option>-c</>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <option>--</> option will not work on FreeBSD or OpenBSD.
+ Use <option>-c</> instead. This should be fixed in
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 7.3.
</para>
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