<varlistentry id="app-initdb-option-set">

<term><option>-c <replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>

<term><option>--set <replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>

<listitem>

<para>

Forcibly set the server parameter <replaceable>name</replaceable>

to <replaceable>value</replaceable> during <command>initdb</command>,

and also install that setting in the

generated <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> file,

so that it will apply during future server runs.

This option can be given more than once to set several parameters.

It is primarily useful when the environment is such that the server

will not start at all using the default parameters.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>