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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml index 3107514901c..549730da6f9 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <arg choice="opt"><option>-o</option> <replaceable>options</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt"><option>-p</option> <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg> <arg choice="opt"><option>-c</option></arg> + <arg choice="opt"><option>-I</option></arg> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> @@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation <arg choice="plain"><option>i[mmediate]</option></arg> </group> </arg> + <arg choice="opt"><option>-I</option></arg> </cmdsynopsis> <cmdsynopsis> @@ -271,6 +273,25 @@ PostgreSQL documentation </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term><option>-I</option></term> + <term><option>--idempotent</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + When used with the <literal>start</literal> or <literal>stop</literal> + actions, return exit code 0 if the server is already running or + stopped, respectively. Otherwise, an error is raised and a nonzero + exit code is returned in these cases. + </para> + + <para> + This option is useful for System-V-style init scripts, which require + the <literal>start</literal> and <literal>stop</literal> actions to be + idempotent. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><option>-l <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></term> <term><option>--log <replaceable class="parameter">filename</replaceable></option></term> <listitem> |