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authorAndrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>2021-04-24 10:13:07 -0400
committerAndrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>2021-04-24 10:13:07 -0400
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Provide pg_amcheck with an --install-missing option
This will install amcheck in the database if not present. The default schema is for the extension is pg_catalog, but this can be overridden by providing a value for the option. Mark Dilger, slightly editorialized by me. (rather divergent) Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/bdc0f7c2-09e3-ee57-8471-569dfb509234@dunslane.net
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@@ -218,6 +218,23 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--install-missing</option></term>
+ <term><option>--install-missing=<replaceable class="parameter">schema</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Install any missing extensions that are required to check the
+ database(s). If not yet installed, each extension's objects will be
+ installed into the given
+ <replaceable class="parameter">schema</replaceable>, or if not specified
+ into schema <literal>pg_catalog</literal>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ At present, the only required extension is <xref linkend="amcheck"/>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><option>-j <replaceable class="parameter">num</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--jobs=<replaceable class="parameter">num</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>