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| author | Thomas G. Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org> | 1997-11-07 06:40:45 +0000 |
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| committer | Thomas G. Lockhart <lockhart@fourpalms.org> | 1997-11-07 06:40:45 +0000 |
| commit | b2905ea43a53091bdf905b23d512dad98ecfcd92 (patch) | |
| tree | 55374ae0d05b17d72c594eb164155a00bf5cf9cf | |
| parent | 7d1f2f8a270681f463a1ec5e433688248c58cc97 (diff) | |
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Describe new command to create alternate database locations.
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diff --git a/src/man/initlocation.1 b/src/man/initlocation.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d419b87c77c --- /dev/null +++ b/src/man/initlocation.1 @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +.\" This is -*-nroff-*- +.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/man/Attic/initlocation.1,v 1.1 1997/11/07 06:40:45 thomas Exp $ +.TH INITDB UNIX 11/05/97 PostgreSQL +.SH NAME +initlocation \(em create a new Postgres storage area +.SH SYNOPSIS +.BR "initlocation" +.IR "directory" +.PP +.BR "initlocation" +.IR "$environment_variable" + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.IR initlocation +creates a new Postgres database storage area. A storage area contains +distinct Postgres databases, with each database in a separate directory +and managed by a single postmaster. +.PP +Creating a database storage area consists of creating the directories in which +the database data will live. +There are 2 types of arguments for +.IR initlocation . +First, you can specify an explicit +absolute path to the top directory of the storage area. +Second, you can specify an environment variable (e.g. $PGDATA2). +This environment variable should be known to the backend for later use in +.IR "create database" . +In either case Postgres will add /base/ +to the specified path to create the storage area. + +.SH "SEE ALSO" +create_database(l), +initdb(1). |