pg_ctl is a utility to initialize, start, stop, or control a PostgreSQL server.

Usage:
  pg_ctl init[db]   [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-o OPTIONS]
  pg_ctl start      [-D DATADIR] [-l FILENAME] [-W] [-t SECS] [-s]
                    [-o OPTIONS] [-p PATH] [-c]
  pg_ctl stop       [-D DATADIR] [-m SHUTDOWN-MODE] [-W] [-t SECS] [-s]
  pg_ctl restart    [-D DATADIR] [-m SHUTDOWN-MODE] [-W] [-t SECS] [-s]
                    [-o OPTIONS] [-c]
  pg_ctl reload     [-D DATADIR] [-s]
  pg_ctl status     [-D DATADIR]
  pg_ctl promote    [-D DATADIR] [-W] [-t SECS] [-s]
  pg_ctl logrotate  [-D DATADIR] [-s]
  pg_ctl kill       SIGNALNAME PID
  pg_ctl register   [-D DATADIR] [-N SERVICENAME] [-U USERNAME] [-P PASSWORD]
                    [-S START-TYPE] [-e SOURCE] [-W] [-t SECS] [-s] [-o OPTIONS]
  pg_ctl unregister [-N SERVICENAME]

Common options:
  -D, --pgdata=DATADIR   location of the database storage area
  -e SOURCE              event source for logging when running as a service
  -s, --silent           only print errors, no informational messages
  -t, --timeout=SECS     seconds to wait when using -w option
  -V, --version          output version information, then exit
  -w, --wait             wait until operation completes (default)
  -W, --no-wait          do not wait until operation completes
  -?, --help             show this help, then exit
If the -D option is omitted, the environment variable PGDATA is used.

Options for start or restart:
  -c, --core-files       not applicable on this platform
  -l, --log=FILENAME     write (or append) server log to FILENAME
  -o, --options=OPTIONS  command line options to pass to postgres
                         (PostgreSQL server executable) or initdb
  -p PATH-TO-POSTGRES    normally not necessary

Options for stop or restart:
  -m, --mode=MODE        MODE can be "smart", "fast", or "immediate"

Shutdown modes are:
  smart       quit after all clients have disconnected
  fast        quit directly, with proper shutdown (default)
  immediate   quit without complete shutdown; will lead to recovery on restart

Allowed signal names for kill:
  ABRT HUP INT KILL QUIT TERM USR1 USR2

Options for register and unregister:
  -N SERVICENAME  service name with which to register PostgreSQL server
  -P PASSWORD     password of account to register PostgreSQL server
  -U USERNAME     user name of account to register PostgreSQL server
  -S START-TYPE   service start type to register PostgreSQL server

Start types are:
  auto       start service automatically during system startup (default)
  demand     start service on demand

Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org>.
PostgreSQL home page: <https://www.postgresql.org/>