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[5.0.x] Fixed #35016 -- Doc'd that DATABASES["OPTIONS"] are passed to new PostgreSQL connections.

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Yashas 1 year ago
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@@ -164,8 +164,14 @@ password from the `password file`_, you must specify them in the
 
     localhost:5432:NAME:USER:PASSWORD
 
+The PostgreSQL backend passes the content of :setting:`OPTIONS` as keyword
+arguments to the connection constructor, allowing for more advanced control
+of driver behavior. All available `parameters`_ are described in detail in the
+PostgreSQL documentation.
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 .. _connection service file: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-pgservice.html
 .. _password file: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-pgpass.html
+.. _parameters: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-PARAMKEYWORDS
 
 .. warning::