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Commit fe2534e5 authored by Peter Eisentraut's avatar Peter Eisentraut
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Some reference page improvements 

initdb: Add -T option
oid2name: Put options in some non-random order
pg_dump: Put --section option in the right place

And some additional markup and terminology improvements.
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doc/src/sgml/oid2name.sgml
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<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-o</option> <replaceable>oid</></term>
<listitem><para>show info for table with OID <replaceable>oid</></para></listitem>
<term><option>-f</option> <replaceable>filenode</></term>
<listitem><para>show info for table with filenode <replaceable>filenode</></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-f</option> <replaceable>filenode</></term>
<listitem><para>show info for table with filenode <replaceable>filenode</></para></listitem>
<term><option>-i</option></term>
<listitem><para>include indexes and sequences in the listing</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-t</option> <replaceable>tablename_pattern</></term>
<listitem><para>show info for table(s) matching <replaceable>tablename_pattern</></para></listitem>
<term><option>-o</option> <replaceable>oid</></term>
<listitem><para>show info for table with OID <replaceable>oid</></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-q</option></term>
<listitem><para>omit headers (useful for scripting)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-i</option></term>
<listitem><para>include indexes and sequences in the listing</para></listitem>
<term><option>-t</option> <replaceable>tablename_pattern</></term>
<listitem><para>show info for table(s) matching <replaceable>tablename_pattern</></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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schema name, and OID
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-q</option></term>
<listitem><para>omit headers (useful for scripting)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<para>
<application>oid2name</application> also accepts the following command-line
arguments for connection parameters:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-d</option> <replaceable>database</></term>
<listitem><para>database to connect to</para></listitem>
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doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-T <replaceable>CFG</></option></term>
<term><option>--text-search-config=<replaceable>CFG</></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
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</para>
<para>
Other, less commonly used, parameters are also available:
Other, less commonly used, options are also available:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
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<literal>stdout</literal>.
</para>
<para>
This parameter is required.
This option is required.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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</para>
<para>
Other, less commonly used, parameters are also available:
Other, less commonly used, options are also available:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml
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it requires read access to the data directory.
You can specify the data directory on the command line, or use
the environment variable <envar>PGDATA</>. This utility supports the options
<literal>-V</> and <literal>--version</>, which print the
<option>-V</> and <option>--version</>, which print the
<application>pg_controldata</application> version and exit. It also
supports options <literal>-?</> and <literal>--help</>, which output the
supports options <option>-?</> and <option>--help</>, which output the
supported arguments.
</para>
</refsect1>
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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml
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</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--section=<replaceable class="parameter">sectionname</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Only dump the named section. The name can be one of <option>pre-data</>, <option>data</>
and <option>post-data</>.
This option can be specified more than once. The default is to dump all sections.
</para>
<para>
Post-data items consist of definitions of indexes, triggers, rules
and constraints other than validated check constraints.
Pre-data items consist of all other data definition items.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-S <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--superuser=<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
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</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--section=<replaceable class="parameter">sectionname</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Only dump the named section. The name can be one of <option>pre-data</>, <option>data</>
and <option>post-data</>.
This option can be specified more than once. The default is to dump all sections.
</para>
<para>
Post-data items consist of definitions of indexes, triggers, rules
and constraints other than validated check constraints.
Pre-data items consist of all other data definition items.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--serializable-deferrable</option></term>
<listitem>
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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivexlog.sgml
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</para>
<para>
Other, less commonly used, parameters are also available:
Other, less commonly used, options are also available:
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_resetxlog.sgml
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<para>
If <command>pg_resetxlog</command> complains that it cannot determine
valid data for <filename>pg_control</>, you can force it to proceed anyway
by specifying the <literal>-f</> (force) switch. In this case plausible
by specifying the <option>-f</> (force) option. In this case plausible
values will be substituted for the missing data. Most of the fields can be
expected to match, but manual assistance might be needed for the next OID,
next transaction ID and epoch, next multitransaction ID and offset, and
WAL starting address fields. These fields can be set using the switches
WAL starting address fields. These fields can be set using the options
discussed below. If you are not able to determine correct values for all
these fields, <literal>-f</> can still be used, but
these fields, <option>-f</> can still be used, but
the recovered database must be treated with even more suspicion than
usual: an immediate dump and reload is imperative. <emphasis>Do not</>
execute any data-modifying operations in the database before you dump,
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</para>
<para>
The <literal>-o</>, <literal>-x</>, <literal>-e</>,
<literal>-m</>, <literal>-O</>,
and <literal>-l</>
switches allow the next OID, next transaction ID, next transaction ID's
The <option>-o</>, <option>-x</>, <option>-e</>,
<option>-m</>, <option>-O</>,
and <option>-l</>
options allow the next OID, next transaction ID, next transaction ID's
epoch, next multitransaction ID, next multitransaction offset, and WAL
starting address values to be set manually. These are only needed when
<command>pg_resetxlog</command> is unable to determine appropriate values
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<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
A safe value for the next transaction ID (<literal>-x</>)
A safe value for the next transaction ID (<option>-x</>)
can be determined by looking for the numerically largest
file name in the directory <filename>pg_clog</> under the data directory,
adding one,
and then multiplying by 1048576. Note that the file names are in
hexadecimal. It is usually easiest to specify the switch value in
hexadecimal. It is usually easiest to specify the option value in
hexadecimal too. For example, if <filename>0011</> is the largest entry
in <filename>pg_clog</>, <literal>-x 0x1200000</> will work (five
trailing zeroes provide the proper multiplier).
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<listitem>
<para>
A safe value for the next multitransaction ID (<literal>-m</>)
A safe value for the next multitransaction ID (<option>-m</>)
can be determined by looking for the numerically largest
file name in the directory <filename>pg_multixact/offsets</> under the
data directory, adding one, and then multiplying by 65536. As above,
the file names are in hexadecimal, so the easiest way to do this is to
specify the switch value in hexadecimal and add four zeroes.
specify the option value in hexadecimal and add four zeroes.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
A safe value for the next multitransaction offset (<literal>-O</>)
A safe value for the next multitransaction offset (<option>-O</>)
can be determined by looking for the numerically largest
file name in the directory <filename>pg_multixact/members</> under the
data directory, adding one, and then multiplying by 65536. As above,
the file names are in hexadecimal, so the easiest way to do this is to
specify the switch value in hexadecimal and add four zeroes.
specify the option value in hexadecimal and add four zeroes.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The WAL starting address (<literal>-l</>) should be
The WAL starting address (<option>-l</>) should be
larger than any WAL segment file name currently existing in
the directory <filename>pg_xlog</> under the data directory.
These names are also in hexadecimal and have three parts. The first
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<note>
<para>
<command>pg_resetxlog</command> itself looks at the files in
<filename>pg_xlog</> and chooses a default <literal>-l</> setting
<filename>pg_xlog</> and chooses a default <option>-l</> setting
beyond the last existing file name. Therefore, manual adjustment of
<literal>-l</> should only be needed if you are aware of WAL segment
<option>-l</> should only be needed if you are aware of WAL segment
files that are not currently present in <filename>pg_xlog</>, such as
entries in an offline archive; or if the contents of
<filename>pg_xlog</> have been lost entirely.
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</para>
<para>
The <literal>-n</> (no operation) switch instructs
The <option>-n</> (no operation) option instructs
<command>pg_resetxlog</command> to print the values reconstructed from
<filename>pg_control</> and then exit without modifying anything.
This is mainly a debugging tool, but can be useful as a sanity check
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</para>
<para>
The <literal>-V</> and <literal>--version</> options print
The <option>-V</> and <option>--version</> options print
the <application>pg_resetxlog</application> version and exit. The
options <literal>-?</> and <literal>--help</> show supported arguments,
options <option>-?</> and <option>--help</> show supported arguments,
and exit.
</para>
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