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.\" This is -*-nroff-*-
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.\" XXX standard disclaimer belongs here....
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.\" $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/man/Attic/cleardbdir.1,v 1.1.1.1 1996/08/18 22:14:20 scrappy Exp $
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.TH CLEARDBDIR UNIX 11/05/95 Postgres95 Postgres95
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.SH NAME
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cleardbdir \(em completely destroys all database files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.BR "cleardbdir"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.IR cleardbdir
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destroys all the database files. It is used only by the
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Postgres super-user
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before re-initializing the entire installation for a particular site. Normal
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database users should never use this command.
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.PP
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The
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Postgres super-user
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should ensure the
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.IR postmaster
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process is not running before running cleardbdir.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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initdb(1)
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