From 61103621c8ec19a8f1829b32421f03b40fc0d4fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maximilian Bandle <max@cedardb.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:08:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Document reset setting

---
 content/references/sessions/settings.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/references/sessions/settings.md b/content/references/sessions/settings.md
index 1b11fc9a..24f86899 100644
--- a/content/references/sessions/settings.md
+++ b/content/references/sessions/settings.md
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ title: "Reference: Set/Show Setting Statement"
 linkTitle: "Set/Show Setting"
 ---
 
-The `set` and `show` statements allow you to inspect and change database and session settings.
+The `SHOW`, `SET`, and `RESET` statements allow you to inspect and change database and session settings.
 
 Usage example:
 
 ```sql
-show TimeZone;
+SHOW TimeZone;
 ```
 
 ```text
@@ -19,19 +19,33 @@ show TimeZone;
 ```
 
 ```sql
-set timezone='US/Pacific';
+SET timezone='US/Pacific';
 ```
 
-```text
-SET 0
+To restore a setting to its default value, use `RESET`:
+
+```sql
+RESET TimeZone;
 ```
 
 ## Show all settings
 
 ```sql
-show all;
+SHOW ALL;
+```
+
+```text
+              name              |        setting        |                       description
+--------------------------------+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------------
+ allow_system_table_mods        | off                   | Allows modifications of the structure of system tables.
+ ...
+ default_transaction_isolation  | repeatable read       | Sets the transaction isolation level of each new transaction.
+ ...
+ timezone                       | Europe/Berlin         | Sets the time zone for displaying and interpreting time stamps.
+ ...
+(n rows)
 ```
 
 {{< callout type="info" >}}
-For compatibility to existing PostgreSQL clients, CedarDB has many settings which are currently not used.
+For compatibility with existing PostgreSQL clients, CedarDB accepts many settings that are currently silently ignored.
 {{< /callout >}}