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<chapter id="libpq">
<primary>files</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
-<anchor id="pgpassfile"/>
+<anchor id="pgpassfile">
<indexterm>
<primary>password</primary>
<secondary>.pgpass</secondary>
</indexterm>
-The file <filename>.pgpass</filename> in the home directory is a file
-that can contain passwords to be used if the connection requires a
-password. This file should have the format:
+The <filename>.pgpass</filename> file in a user's home directory is a
+file that can contain passwords to be used if the connection requires
+a password. This file should have the format:
<synopsis>
<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>:<replaceable>database</replaceable>:<replaceable>username</replaceable>:<replaceable>password</replaceable>
</synopsis>
<para>
The permissions on <filename>.pgpass</filename> must disallow any
access to world or group; achieve this by the command
-<command>chmod 0600 .pgaccess</command>.
+<command>chmod 0600 ~/.pgpass</command>.
If the permissions are less strict than this, the file will be ignored.
</para>
</sect1>