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This part contains reference information for
<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> 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 <a class="xref" href="reference-client.html" title="PostgreSQL Client Applications">PostgreSQL Client Applications</a>.
</p><div class="toc"><p><strong>Table of Contents</strong></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="app-initdb.html">initdb</a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — create a new <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database cluster</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="pgarchivecleanup.html"><span class="application">pg_archivecleanup</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — clean up <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> WAL archive files</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="app-pgcontroldata.html"><span class="application">pg_controldata</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — display control information of a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database cluster</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="app-pg-ctl.html"><span class="application">pg_ctl</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — initialize, start, stop, or control a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> server</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="app-pgresetwal.html"><span class="application">pg_resetwal</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — reset the write-ahead log and other control information of a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database cluster</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="app-pgrewind.html"><span class="application">pg_rewind</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — synchronize a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> data directory with another data directory that was forked from it</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="pgtestfsync.html"><span class="application">pg_test_fsync</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — determine fastest <code class="varname">wal_sync_method</code> for <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span></span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="pgtesttiming.html"><span class="application">pg_test_timing</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — measure timing overhead</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="pgupgrade.html"><span class="application">pg_upgrade</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — upgrade a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> server instance</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="pgverifychecksums.html"><span class="application">pg_verify_checksums</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — verify data checksums in a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database cluster</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="pgwaldump.html"><span class="application">pg_waldump</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — display a human-readable rendering of the write-ahead log of a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database cluster</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="app-postgres.html"><span class="application">postgres</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database server</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="app-postmaster.html"><span class="application">postmaster</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> — <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database server</span></dt></dl></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="app-vacuumdb.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="reference.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="app-initdb.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span class="application">vacuumdb</span> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> initdb</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
