.pgpass
-The file .pgpass in the home directory is a file
-that can contain passwords to be used if the connection requires a
-password. This file should have the format:
+The .pgpass file in a user's home directory is a
+file that can contain passwords to be used if the connection requires
+a password. This file should have the format:
hostname:port:database:username:password
The permissions on .pgpass must disallow any
access to world or group; achieve this by the command
-chmod 0600 .pgaccess.
+chmod 0600 ~/.pgpass.
If the permissions are less strict than this, the file will be ignored.