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59 lines
2.5 KiB
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pg_ctl is a utility to initialize, start, stop, or control a PostgreSQL server.
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Usage:
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pg_ctl init[db] [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-o "OPTIONS"]
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pg_ctl start [-w] [-t SECS] [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-l FILENAME] [-o "OPTIONS"]
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pg_ctl stop [-W] [-t SECS] [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-m SHUTDOWN-MODE]
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pg_ctl restart [-w] [-t SECS] [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-m SHUTDOWN-MODE]
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[-o "OPTIONS"]
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pg_ctl reload [-D DATADIR] [-s]
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pg_ctl status [-D DATADIR]
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pg_ctl promote [-D DATADIR] [-s]
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pg_ctl kill SIGNALNAME PID
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pg_ctl register [-N SERVICENAME] [-U USERNAME] [-P PASSWORD] [-D DATADIR]
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[-S START-TYPE] [-w] [-t SECS] [-o "OPTIONS"]
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pg_ctl unregister [-N SERVICENAME]
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Common options:
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-D, --pgdata=DATADIR location of the database storage area
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-e SOURCE event source for logging when running as a service
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-s, --silent only print errors, no informational messages
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-t, --timeout=SECS seconds to wait when using -w option
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-V, --version output version information, then exit
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-w wait until operation completes
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-W do not wait until operation completes
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-?, --help show this help, then exit
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(The default is to wait for shutdown, but not for start or restart.)
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If the -D option is omitted, the environment variable PGDATA is used.
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Options for start or restart:
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-c, --core-files not applicable on this platform
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-l, --log=FILENAME write (or append) server log to FILENAME
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-o OPTIONS command line options to pass to postgres
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(PostgreSQL server executable) or initdb
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-p PATH-TO-POSTGRES normally not necessary
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Options for stop or restart:
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-m, --mode=MODE MODE can be "smart", "fast", or "immediate"
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Shutdown modes are:
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smart quit after all clients have disconnected
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fast quit directly, with proper shutdown
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immediate quit without complete shutdown; will lead to recovery on restart
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Allowed signal names for kill:
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ABRT HUP INT QUIT TERM USR1 USR2
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Options for register and unregister:
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-N SERVICENAME service name with which to register PostgreSQL server
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-P PASSWORD password of account to register PostgreSQL server
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-U USERNAME user name of account to register PostgreSQL server
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-S START-TYPE service start type to register PostgreSQL server
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Start types are:
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auto start service automatically during system startup (default)
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demand start service on demand
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Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>.
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