pg_ctl
Utility for controlling a PostgreSQL server and database cluster. More information: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pg-ctl.html.
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Initialize a new PostgreSQL database cluster:
pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} init -
Start a PostgreSQL server:
pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} start -
Stop a PostgreSQL server:
pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} stop -
Restart a PostgreSQL server:
pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} restart -
Reload the PostgreSQL server configuration:
pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} reload
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