PostgreSQL Server Applications

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initdb — create a new PostgreSQL database cluster

pg_archivecleanup — clean up PostgreSQL WAL archive files

pg_controldata — display control information of a PostgreSQL database cluster

pg_ctl — initialize, start, stop, or control a PostgreSQL server

pg_resetwal — reset the write-ahead log and other control information of a PostgreSQL database cluster

pg_rewind — synchronize a PostgreSQL data directory with another data directory that was forked from it

pg_test_fsync — determine fastest wal_sync_method for PostgreSQL

pg_test_timing — measure timing overhead

pg_upgrade — upgrade a PostgreSQL server instance

pg_verify_checksums — verify data checksums in a PostgreSQL database cluster

pg_waldump — display a human-readable rendering of the write-ahead log of a PostgreSQL database cluster

postgres — PostgreSQL database server

postmaster — PostgreSQL database server