pg_ctl

Utility for controlling a PostgreSQL server and database cluster.

Start a PostgreSQL server:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} -l {{log_file_name}}

Initialize a PostgreSQL database cluster:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} init

Stop a PostgreSQL server:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} stop

Restart a PostgreSQL server:

pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} restart