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Describe new command to create alternate database locations.

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Thomas G. Lockhart 1997-11-07 06:40:45 +00:00
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.\" 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).