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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml | 42 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml index 36d7200cb4c..ba2646c4c44 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <refnamediv> <refname>pg_ctl</refname> - <refpurpose>initialize, start, stop, or restart a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose> + <refpurpose>initialize, start, stop, or control a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <indexterm zone="app-pg-ctl"> @@ -77,21 +77,21 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <cmdsynopsis> <command>pg_ctl</command> - <arg choice="plain">promote</arg> + <arg choice="plain">reload</arg> <arg>-s</arg> <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> <command>pg_ctl</command> - <arg choice="plain">reload</arg> - <arg>-s</arg> + <arg choice="plain">status</arg> <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> <command>pg_ctl</command> - <arg choice="plain">status</arg> + <arg choice="plain">promote</arg> + <arg>-s</arg> <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> @@ -191,12 +191,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </para> <para> - In <option>promote</option> mode, the standby server that is - running in the specified data directory is commanded to exit - recovery and begin read-write operations. - </para> - - <para> <option>reload</option> mode simply sends the <command>postgres</command> process a <systemitem>SIGHUP</> signal, causing it to reread its configuration files @@ -214,6 +208,12 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </para> <para> + In <option>promote</option> mode, the standby server that is + running in the specified data directory is commanded to exit + recovery and begin read-write operations. + </para> + + <para> <option>kill</option> mode allows you to send a signal to a specified process. This is particularly valuable for <productname>Microsoft Windows</> which does not have a <application>kill</> command. Use @@ -397,16 +397,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><option>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term> - <listitem> - <para> - User name for the user to start the service. For domain users, use the - format <literal>DOMAIN\username</literal>. - </para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> <term><option>-P <replaceable class="parameter">password</replaceable></option></term> <listitem> <para> @@ -426,6 +416,16 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + User name for the user to start the service. For domain users, use the + format <literal>DOMAIN\username</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect2> |