III. PostgreSQL Server Applications

This is reference information for Postgres server applications and support utilities.

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createlang -- Add a new programming language to a Postgres database

droplang -- Remove a programming language from a Postgres database

initdb -- Create a new Postgres database cluster

initlocation -- Create a secondary Postgres database storage area

ipcclean -- Clean up shared memory and semaphores from aborted backends

pg_ctl -- Starts, stops, or restarts postmaster

pg_passwd -- Manipulate a text password file

postgres -- Run a PostgreSQL single-user backend

postmaster -- PostgreSQL multi-user database server