PostgreSQL Server Applications#

PostgreSQL Server Applications

PostgreSQL Server Applications


This part contains reference information for Tantor Certified server applications and support utilities. These commands can only be run usefully on the host where the database server resides. Other utility programs are listed in PostgreSQL Client Applications.

Table of Contents

initdb — create a new Tantor Certified database cluster
pg_archivecleanup — clean up Tantor Certified WAL archive files
pg_checksums — enable, disable or check data checksums in a Tantor Certified database cluster
pg_controldata — display control information of a Tantor Certified database cluster
pg_ctl — initialize, start, stop, or control a Tantor Certified server
pg_resetwal — reset the write-ahead log and other control information of a Tantor Certified database cluster
pg_rewind — synchronize a Tantor Certified data directory with another data directory that was forked from it
pg_test_fsync — determine fastest wal_sync_method for Tantor Certified
pg_test_timing — measure timing overhead
pg_upgrade — upgrade a Tantor Certified server instance
pg_waldump — display a human-readable rendering of the write-ahead log of a Tantor Certified database cluster
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