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doc/src/sgml/ref/clusterdb.sgml
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PostgreSQL documentation
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<refentry id="app-clusterdb">
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<indexterm zone="app-clusterdb">
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<primary>clusterdb</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle><application>clusterdb</application></refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname id="clusterdb">clusterdb</refname>
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<refpurpose>cluster a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>clusterdb</command>
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<arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>connection-option</replaceable></arg>
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<group choice="opt"><arg choice="plain"><option>--verbose</option></arg><arg choice="plain"><option>-v</option></arg></group>
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<arg choice="plain" rep="repeat">
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<arg choice="opt">
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<group choice="plain">
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<arg choice="plain"><option>--table</option></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><option>-t</option></arg>
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</group>
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<replaceable>table</replaceable>
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</arg>
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</arg>
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<arg choice="opt"><replaceable>dbname</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>clusterdb</command>
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<arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>connection-option</replaceable></arg>
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<group choice="opt"><arg choice="plain"><option>--verbose</option></arg><arg choice="plain"><option>-v</option></arg></group>
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<group choice="plain"><arg choice="plain"><option>--all</option></arg><arg choice="plain"><option>-a</option></arg></group>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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<application>clusterdb</application> is a utility for reclustering tables
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in a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database. It finds tables
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that have previously been clustered, and clusters them again on the same
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index that was last used. Tables that have never been clustered are not
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affected.
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>clusterdb</application> is a wrapper around the SQL
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command <xref linkend="sql-cluster"/>.
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There is no effective difference between clustering databases via
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this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Options</title>
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<para>
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<application>clusterdb</application> accepts the following command-line arguments:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-a</option></term>
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<term><option>--all</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Cluster all databases.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option><optional>-d</optional> <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option><optional>--dbname=</optional><replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the name of the database to be clustered.
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If this is not specified and <option>-a</option> (or
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<option>--all</option>) is not used, the database name is read
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from the environment variable <envar>PGDATABASE</envar>. If
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that is not set, the user name specified for the connection is
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used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-e</option></term>
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<term><option>--echo</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Echo the commands that <application>clusterdb</application> generates
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and sends to the server.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-q</option></term>
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<term><option>--quiet</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Do not display progress messages.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--table=<replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Cluster <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> only.
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Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple
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<option>-t</option> switches.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-v</option></term>
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<term><option>--verbose</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Print detailed information during processing.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-V</option></term>
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<term><option>--version</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Print the <application>clusterdb</application> version and exit.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-?</option></term>
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<term><option>--help</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Show help about <application>clusterdb</application> command line
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arguments, and exit.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>clusterdb</application> also accepts
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the following command-line arguments for connection parameters:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--host=<replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is
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running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the
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directory for the Unix domain socket.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--port=<replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
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extension on which the server
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is listening for connections.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--username=<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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User name to connect as.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-w</option></term>
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<term><option>--no-password</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires
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password authentication and a password is not available by
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other means such as a <filename>.pgpass</filename> file, the
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connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in
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batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a
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password.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-W</option></term>
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<term><option>--password</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Force <application>clusterdb</application> to prompt for a
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password before connecting to a database.
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</para>
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<para>
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This option is never essential, since
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<application>clusterdb</application> will automatically prompt
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for a password if the server demands password authentication.
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However, <application>clusterdb</application> will waste a
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connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password.
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In some cases it is worth typing <option>-W</option> to avoid the extra
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connection attempt.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--maintenance-db=<replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the name of the database to connect to discover what other
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databases should be clustered. If not specified, the
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<literal>postgres</literal> database will be used,
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and if that does not exist, <literal>template1</literal> will be used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Environment</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><envar>PGDATABASE</envar></term>
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<term><envar>PGHOST</envar></term>
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<term><envar>PGPORT</envar></term>
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<term><envar>PGUSER</envar></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Default connection parameters
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><envar>PG_COLOR</envar></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies whether to use color in diagnostics messages. Possible values
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are <literal>always</literal>, <literal>auto</literal>,
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<literal>never</literal>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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This utility, like most other <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> utilities,
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also uses the environment variables supported by <application>libpq</application>
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(see <xref linkend="libpq-envars"/>).
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Diagnostics</title>
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<para>
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In case of difficulty, see <xref linkend="sql-cluster"/>
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and <xref linkend="app-psql"/> for
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discussions of potential problems and error messages.
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The database server must be running at the
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targeted host. Also, any default connection settings and environment
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variables used by the <application>libpq</application> front-end
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library will apply.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<para>
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To cluster the database <literal>test</literal>:
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<screen>
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<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>clusterdb test</userinput>
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</screen>
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</para>
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<para>
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To cluster a single table
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<literal>foo</literal> in a database named
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<literal>xyzzy</literal>:
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<screen>
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<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>clusterdb --table=foo xyzzy</userinput>
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</screen></para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<simplelist type="inline">
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<member><xref linkend="sql-cluster"/></member>
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</simplelist>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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