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Documentation
/ SQL
/ Statements
Set/Reset
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 TO 1;
-- Change configuration option to default value
RESET threads;
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
- local - Not yet implemented.
- session - Configuration value is used (or reset) only for the current session attached to a DuckDB instance.
- global - Configuration value is used (or reset) across the entire DuckDB instance.
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.