pg_ct
pg_ctl
Return to PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL CLI commands, initdb
pg_ctl –help
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
Common options:
-D, --pgdata=DATADIR location of the database storage area -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 exitIf the -D option is omitted, the environment variable PGDATA is used.
Options for start or restart:
-c, --core-files allow postgres to produce core files -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
Report bugs to pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org.
pg_ct.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/28 03:20 by 127.0.0.1