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<refentry id="app-pg-ctl">
+ <indexterm zone="app-pg-ctl">
+ <primary>pg_ctl</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
<refmeta>
- <refentrytitle
id="app-pg-ctl-title"><application>pg_ctl</application></refentrytitle>
+ <refentrytitle><application>pg_ctl</application></refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>pg_ctl</refname>
- <refpurpose>
start, stop, or restart a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>
initialize, start, stop, or control a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
- <indexterm zone="app-pg-ctl">
- <primary>pg_ctl</primary>
- </indexterm>
-
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>pg_ctl</command>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>init[db]</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-s</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-D</option> <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-o</option> <replaceable>initdb-options</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
<command>pg_ctl</command>
- <arg choice="plain">start</arg>
- <arg>-w</arg>
- <arg>-t <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-s</arg>
- <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-l <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-o <replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-p <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-c</arg>
- <sbr>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>start</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-w</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-t</option> <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-s</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-D</option> <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-l</option> <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-o</option> <replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-p</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-c</option></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
<command>pg_ctl</command>
- <arg choice="plain">stop</arg>
- <arg>-W</arg>
- <arg>-t <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-s</arg>
- <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-m
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>stop</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-W</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-t</option> <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-s</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-D</option> <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-m</option>
<group choice="plain">
- <arg>s[mart]</arg>
- <arg>f[ast]</arg>
- <arg>i[mmediate]</arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>s[mart]</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>f[ast]</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>i[mmediate]</option></arg>
</group>
</arg>
- <sbr>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
<command>pg_ctl</command>
- <arg choice="plain">restart</arg>
- <arg>-w</arg>
- <arg>-t <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-s</arg>
- <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-c</arg>
- <arg>-m
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>restart</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-w</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-t</option> <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-s</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-D</option> <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-c</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-m</option>
<group choice="plain">
- <arg>s[mart]</arg>
- <arg>f[ast]</arg>
- <arg>i[mmediate]</arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>s[mart]</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>f[ast]</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>i[mmediate]</option></arg>
</group>
</arg>
- <arg>-o <replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
- <sbr>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-o</option> <replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
<command>pg_ctl</command>
- <arg choice="plain">reload</arg>
- <arg>-s</arg>
- <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
- <sbr>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>reload</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-s</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-D</option> <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
<command>pg_ctl</command>
- <arg choice="plain">status</arg>
- <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
- <sbr>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>status</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-D</option> <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
<command>pg_ctl</command>
- <arg choice="plain">kill</arg>
- <arg><replaceable>signal_name</replaceable></arg>
- <arg><replaceable>process_id</replaceable></arg>
- <sbr>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>promote</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-s</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-D</option> <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
<command>pg_ctl</command>
- <arg choice="plain">register</arg>
- <arg>-N <replaceable>servicename</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-U <replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-P <replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-w</arg>
- <arg>-t <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
- <arg>-o <replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
- <sbr>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>kill</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>signal_name</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>process_id</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
<command>pg_ctl</command>
- <arg choice="plain">unregister</arg>
- <arg>-N <replaceable>servicename</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>register</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-N</option> <replaceable>servicename</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-U</option> <replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-P</option> <replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-D</option> <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-S</option>
+ <group choice="plain">
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>a[uto]</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>d[emand]</option></arg>
+ </group>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-w</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-t</option> <replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-s</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-o</option> <replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>pg_ctl</command>
+ <arg choice="plain"><option>unregister</option></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt"><option>-N</option> <replaceable>servicename</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="app-pg-ctl-description">
<title>Description</title>
<para>
- <application>pg_ctl</application> is a utility for starting,
+ <application>pg_ctl</application> is a utility for initializing a
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database cluster, starting,
stopping, or restarting the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
- backend server (<xref linkend="app-postgres">), or displaying the
+ database server (<xref linkend="app-postgres">), or displaying the
status of a running server. Although the server can be started
manually, <application>pg_ctl</application> encapsulates tasks such
as redirecting log output and properly detaching from the terminal
controlled shutdown.
</para>
+ <para>
+ The <option>init</option> or <option>initdb</option> mode creates a new
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database cluster. A database
+ cluster is a collection of databases that are managed by a single
+ server instance. This mode invokes the <command>initdb</command>
+ command. See <xref linkend="app-initdb"> for details.
+ </para>
+
<para>
In <option>start</option> mode, a new server is launched. The
- server is started in the background, and standard input is attached to
- <filename>/dev/null</filename>. The standard output and standard
- error are either appended to a log file (if the <option>-l</option>
- option is used), or redirected to <application>pg_ctl</application>'s
- standard output (not standard error). If no log file is chosen, the
- standard output of <application>pg_ctl</application> should be redirected
- to a file or piped to another process such as a log rotating program
- like <application>rotatelogs</>; otherwise <command>postgres</command>
- will write its output to the controlling terminal (from the background)
- and will not leave the shell's process group.
+ server is started in the background, and its standard input is attached
+ to <filename>/dev/null</filename> (or <literal>nul</> on Windows).
+ On Unix-like systems, by default, the server's standard output and
+ standard error are sent to <application>pg_ctl</application>'s
+ standard output (not standard error). The standard output of
+ <application>pg_ctl</application> should then be redirected to a
+ file or piped to another process such as a log rotating program
+ like <application>rotatelogs</>; otherwise <command>postgres</command>
+ will write its output to the controlling terminal (from the
+ background) and will not leave the shell's process group. On
+ Windows, by default the server's standard output and standard error
+ are sent to the terminal. These default behaviors can be changed
+ by using <option>-l</option> to append the server's output to a log file.
+ Use of either <option>-l</option> or output redirection is recommended.
</para>
<para>
In <option>stop</option> mode, the server that is running in
the specified data directory is shut down. Three different
shutdown methods can be selected with the <option>-m</option>
- option: <quote>Smart</quote> mode waits for all the clients to
- disconnect. This is the default. <quote>Fast</quote> mode does
- not wait for clients to disconnect. All active transactions are
+ option. <quote>Smart</quote> mode (the default) waits for all active
+ clients to disconnect and any online backup to finish.
+ If the server is in hot standby, recovery and streaming replication
+ will be terminated once all clients have disconnected.
+ <quote>Fast</quote> mode does not wait for clients to disconnect and
+ will terminate an online backup in progress. All active transactions are
rolled back and clients are forcibly disconnected, then the
server is shut down. <quote>Immediate</quote> mode will abort
- all server processes without a clean shutdown. This will lead to
- a recovery run on restart.
+ all server processes immediately, without a clean shutdown.
+ This will lead to a crash-recovery run on the next restart.
</para>
<para>
<option>restart</option> mode effectively executes a stop followed
by a start. This allows changing the <command>postgres</command>
- command-line options.
+ command-line options. <option>restart</option> might fail if
+ relative paths specified were specified on the command-line during
+ server start.
</para>
<para>
<option>status</option> mode checks whether a server is running in
the specified data directory. If it is, the <acronym>PID</acronym>
and the command line options that were used to invoke it are
- displayed.
+ displayed. If the server is not running, the process returns an
+ exit status of 3. If an accessible data directory is not specified,
+ the process returns an exit status of 4.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In <option>promote</option> mode, the standby server that is
+ running in the specified data directory is commanded to exit
+ recovery and begin read-write operations.
</para>
<para>
<option>kill</option> mode allows you to send a signal to a specified
process. This is particularly valuable for <productname>Microsoft Windows</>
- which does not have a <application>kill</> command. Use
+ which does not have a <application>kill</> command. Use
<literal>--help</> to see a list of supported signal names.
</para>
<para>
<option>register</option> mode allows you to register a system service
- on <productname>Microsoft Windows</>.
+ on <productname>Microsoft Windows</>. The <option>-S</option> option
+ allows selection of service start type, either <quote>auto</quote> (start
+ service automatically on system startup) or <quote>demand</quote> (start
+ service on demand).
</para>
<para>
<option>unregister</option> mode allows you to unregister a system service
- on <productname>Microsoft Windows</>, previously registered with the
+ on <productname>Microsoft Windows</>. This undoes the effects of the
<option>register</option> command.
</para>
</refsect1>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-c</option></term>
+ <term><option>--core-file</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Attempt to allow server crashes to produce core files, on platforms
- where this available, by lifting any soft resource limit placed on
- them.
- This is useful in debugging or diagnosing problems by allowing a
+ where this is possible, by lifting any soft resource limit placed on
+ core files.
+ This is useful in debugging or diagnosing problems by allowing a
stack trace to be obtained from a failed server process.
</para>
</listitem>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-D <replaceable class="parameter">datadir</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--pgdata <replaceable class="parameter">datadir</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Specifies the file system location of the database files. If
+ Specifies the file system location of the database configuration files. If
this is omitted, the environment variable
<envar>PGDATA</envar> is used.
</para>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-l <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--log <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Append the server log output to
<replaceable>filename</replaceable>. If the file does not
- exist, it is created. The <systemitem>umask</> is set to 077, so access to
- the log file from other users is disallowed by default.
+ exist, it is created. The <systemitem>umask</> is set to 077,
+ so access to the log file is disallowed to other users by default.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-m <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--mode <replaceable class="parameter">mode</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the shutdown mode. <replaceable>mode</replaceable>
can be <literal>smart</literal>, <literal>fast</literal>, or
<literal>immediate</literal>, or the first letter of one of
- these three.
+ these three. If this is omitted, <literal>smart</literal> is used.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<command>postgres</command> command.
</para>
<para>
- The options are usually surrounded by single or double
+ The options should usually be surrounded by single or double
+ quotes to ensure that they are passed through as a group.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-o <replaceable class="parameter">initdb-options</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies options to be passed directly to the
+ <command>initdb</command> command.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The options should usually be surrounded by single or double
quotes to ensure that they are passed through as a group.
</para>
</listitem>
option unless you are doing something unusual and get errors
that the <filename>postgres</filename> executable was not found.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ In <literal>init</literal> mode, this option analogously
+ specifies the location of the <filename>initdb</filename>
+ executable.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-s</option></term>
+ <term><option>--silent</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Only print errors, no informational messages.
+ Print only errors, no informational messages.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-t</option></term>
+ <term><option>--timeout</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The number of seconds to wait when waiting for start or shutdown
- to complete.
+ The maximum number of seconds to wait when waiting for startup or
+ shutdown to complete. The default is 60 seconds.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-V</></term>
+ <term><option>--version</></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Print the <application>pg_ctl</application> version and exit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-w</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Wait for the start or shutdown to complete. The default wait time
- is 60 seconds. This is the default option for shutdowns. A successful
- shutdown is indicated by removal of the <acronym>PID</acronym>
- file. For starting up, a successful <command>psql -l</command>
- indicates success. <command>pg_ctl</command> will attempt to
- use the proper port for <application>psql</>. If the environment variable
- <envar>PGPORT</envar> exists, that is used. Otherwise, it will see if a port
- has been set in the <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> file.
- If neither of those is used, it will use the default port that
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> was compiled with
- (5432 by default). When waiting, <command>pg_ctl</command> will
- return an accurate exit code based on the success of the startup
- or shutdown.
+ Wait for the startup or shutdown to complete.
+ Waiting is the default option for shutdowns, but not startups.
+ When waiting for startup, <command>pg_ctl</command> repeatedly
+ attempts to connect to the server.
+ When waiting for shutdown, <command>pg_ctl</command> waits for
+ the server to remove its <acronym>PID</acronym> file.
+ This option allows the entry of an <acronym>SSL</> passphrase on startup.
+ <command>pg_ctl</command> returns an exit code based on the
+ success of the startup or shutdown.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><option>-W</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Do not wait for start or shutdown to complete. This is the
- default for starts and restarts.
+ Do not wait for startup or shutdown to complete. This is the
+ default for start and restart modes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-?</></term>
+ <term><option>--help</></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show help about <application>pg_ctl</application> command line
+ arguments, and exit.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<title>Options for Windows</title>
<variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-e <replaceable class="parameter">source</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Name of the event source for <application>pg_ctl</application> to use
+ for logging to the event log when running as a Windows service. The
+ default is <literal>PostgreSQL</literal>. Note that this only controls
+ the logging from <application>pg_ctl</application> itself - once
+ started, the server will use the event source specified
+ by <xref linkend="guc-event-source">. Should the server fail during
+ early startup, it may also log using the default event
+ source <literal>PostgreSQL</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-N <replaceable class="parameter">servicename</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-S <replaceable class="parameter">start-type</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Start type of the system service to register. start-type can
+ be <literal>auto</literal>, or <literal>demand</literal>, or
+ the first letter of one of these two. If this is omitted,
+ <literal>auto</literal> is used.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><envar>PGPORT</envar></term>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Default port for <xref linkend="app-psql"> (used by the -w option).
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
- For additional server variables, see <xref linkend="app-postgres">.
- This utility, like most other <productname>PostgreSQL</> utilities,
+ <command>pg_ctl</command>, like most other <productname>PostgreSQL</>
+ utilities,
also uses the environment variables supported by <application>libpq</>
(see <xref linkend="libpq-envars">).
+ For additional server variables, see <xref linkend="app-postgres">.
</para>
</refsect1>
<para>
The existence of this file in the data directory is used to help
<application>pg_ctl</application> determine if the server is
- currently running or not.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>postmaster.opts.default</filename></term>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If this file exists in the data directory,
- <application>pg_ctl</application> (in <option>start</option>
- mode) will pass the contents of the file as options to the
- <command>postgres</command> command, unless overridden by the
- <option>-o</option> option.
+ currently running.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<listitem>
<para>If this file exists in the data directory,
- <application>pg_ctl</application> (in <option>restart</option> mode)
+ <application>pg_ctl</application> (in <option>restart</option> mode)
will pass the contents of the file as options to
- <application>postgres</application>, unless overridden
- by the <option>-o</option> option. The contents of this file
+ <application>postgres</application>, unless overridden
+ by the <option>-o</option> option. The contents of this file
are also displayed in <option>status</option> mode.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>postgresql.conf</filename></term>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This file, located in the data directory, is parsed to find the
- proper port to use with <application>psql</application> when the
- <option>-w</option> is given in <option>start</option> mode.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
- <refsect1>
- <title>Notes</title>
-
- <para>
- Waiting for complete start is not a well-defined operation and might
- fail if access control is set up so that a local client cannot
- connect without manual interaction (e.g., password authentication). For
- additional connection variables, see <xref linkend="libpq-envars">,
- and for passwords, also see <xref linkend="libpq-pgpass">.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
-
-
<refsect1 id="R1-APP-PGCTL-2">
<title>Examples</title>
<title>Starting the Server</title>
<para>
- To start up a server:
+ To start the server:
<screen>
<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_ctl start</userinput>
</screen>
</para>
<para>
- An example of starting the server, blocking until the server has
- come up is:
+ To start the server, waiting until the server is
+ accepting connections:
<screen>
<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_ctl -w start</userinput>
</screen>
</para>
<para>
- For a server using port 5433, and
+ To start the server using port 5433, and
running without <function>fsync</function>, use:
<screen>
<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_ctl -o "-F -p 5433" start</userinput>
-</screen>
- </para>
+</screen></para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-PGCTL-4">
<title>Stopping the Server</title>
<para>
+ To stop the server, use:
<screen>
<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_ctl stop</userinput>
</screen>
- stops the server. Using the <option>-m</option> switch allows one
- to control <emphasis>how</emphasis> the backend shuts down.
- </para>
+ The <option>-m</option> option allows control over
+ <emphasis>how</emphasis> the server shuts down:
+<screen>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_ctl stop -m fast</userinput>
+</screen></para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-PGCTL-5">
<para>
Restarting the server is almost equivalent to stopping the
- server and starting it again
+ server and starting it again,
except that <command>pg_ctl</command> saves and reuses the command line options that
were passed to the previously running instance. To restart
the server in the simplest form, use:
</para>
<para>
- To restart server,
- waiting for it to shut down and to come up:
+ To restart the server,
+ waiting for it to shut down and restart:
<screen>
<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_ctl -w restart</userinput>
</screen>
</para>
<para>
- To restart using port 5433 and disabling <function>fsync</> after restarting:
+ To restart using port 5433, disabling <function>fsync</> upon restart:
<screen>
<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_ctl -o "-F -p 5433" restart</userinput>
-</screen>
- </para>
+</screen></para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="R2-APP-PGCTL-6">
<title>Showing the Server Status</title>
<para>
- Here is a sample status output from
+ Here is sample status output from
<application>pg_ctl</application>:
<screen>
<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_ctl status</userinput>
<computeroutput>
-pg_ctl: server is running (pid: 13718)
-Command line was:
-/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres '-D' '/usr/local/pgsql/data' '-p' '5433' '-B' '128'
+pg_ctl: server is running (PID: 13718)
+/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres "-D" "/usr/local/pgsql/data" "-p" "5433" "-B" "128"
</computeroutput>
</screen>
This is the command line that would be invoked in restart mode.
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
- <para>
- <xref linkend="app-postgres">
- </para>
+ <simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><xref linkend="app-initdb"></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="app-postgres"></member>
+ </simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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