LOAD(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation LOAD(7) NAME LOAD - load a shared library file SYNOPSIS LOAD 'filename' DESCRIPTION This command loads a shared library file into the PostgreSQL server's ad- dress space. If the file has been loaded already, the command does nothing. Shared library files that contain C functions are automatically loaded whenever one of their functions is called. Therefore, an explicit LOAD is usually only needed to load a library that modifies the server's behavior through "hooks" rather than providing a set of functions. The library file name is typically given as just a bare file name, which is sought in the server's library search path (set by dynamic_library_path). Alternatively it can be given as a full path name. In either case the plat- form's standard shared library file name extension may be omitted. See Sec- tion 36.10.1 for more information on this topic. Non-superusers can only apply LOAD to library files located in $libdir/plu- gins/ -- the specified filename must begin with exactly that string. (It is the database administrator's responsibility to ensure that only "safe" li- braries are installed there.) COMPATIBILITY LOAD is a PostgreSQL extension. SEE ALSO CREATE FUNCTION (CREATE_FUNCTION(7)) PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 LOAD(7)
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