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SET/RESET Statements

The SET statement modifies the provided DuckDB configuration option at the specified scope.

Examples 

-- Update the memory_limit configuration value
SET memory_limit = '10GB';
-- Configure the system to use 1 thread
SET threads = 1;
-- Or use the 'TO' keyword
SET threads TO 1;
-- Change configuration option to default value
RESET threads;
-- Retrieve configuration value
SELECT current_setting('threads');
-- Set the default catalog search path globally
SET GLOBAL search_path = 'db1,db2'
-- Set the default collation for the session
SET SESSION default_collation = 'nocase';

Syntax

SET updates a DuckDB configuration option to the provided value.

RESET

The RESET statement changes the given DuckDB configuration option to the default value.

Scopes

Configuration options can have different scopes:

  • GLOBAL: Configuration value is used (or reset) across the entire DuckDB instance.
  • SESSION: Configuration value is used (or reset) only for the current session attached to a DuckDB instance.
  • LOCAL: Not yet implemented.

When not specified, the default scope for the configuration option is used. For most options this is GLOBAL.

Configuration

See the Configuration page for the full list of configuration options.

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Last modified: 2024-04-18