Re: error while starting database - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

"Nitin Saxena" <nitinmca05@gmail.com> writes:
>   All the command  such as    gives following output;

>   1: :ls -a/tmp: No such file or directory

>    2  : "rm -f/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"
>      bash: rm -f/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432: No such file or directory

The reason these commands aren't working for you is you're not putting any
space between the switch and the filename.  I suggest doing some basic
studying of Unix command line stuff...

            regards, tom lane