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pg_ctl — Utility for controlling a PostgreSQL server and database cluster. More information: <https://www.pos

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Problem

How to use the pg_ctl command: Utility for controlling a PostgreSQL server and database cluster. More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pg-ctl.html>.

Solution

pg_ctl — Utility for controlling a PostgreSQL server and database cluster. More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pg-ctl.html>.

Initialize a new PostgreSQL database cluster:
pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} init


Start a PostgreSQL server:
pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} start


Stop a PostgreSQL server:
pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} stop


Restart a PostgreSQL server:
pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} restart


Reload the PostgreSQL server configuration:
pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} reload

Code Snippets

Initialize a new PostgreSQL database cluster

pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} init

Start a PostgreSQL server

pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} start

Stop a PostgreSQL server

pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} stop

Restart a PostgreSQL server

pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} restart

Reload the PostgreSQL server configuration

pg_ctl {{[-D|--pgdata]}} {{data_directory}} reload

Context

tldr-pages: common/pg_ctl

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