What is R_PLANS?

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Please, can someone tell me what is the variable R_PLANS?

In 6.5.*, rplans are on by default. They allow multi-table joins to be
on the inside of a join, rather than only outer, which is a left-handed
join. See src/backend/optimizer/README.

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