pg_ctl -D? - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Ray Stell
Subject pg_ctl -D?
Date
Msg-id 20061004143843.GA28612@cns.vt.edu
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Responses Re: pg_ctl -D?  ("Tomeh, Husam" <htomeh@firstam.com>)
Re: pg_ctl -D?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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pg_ctl seems to want to be told where "data" is:

pg_ctl stop [-W] [-s] [-D datadir]

I've been scattering data across spindles and mount points.  The
doc speaks to this in the singular:

-D datadir

    Specifies the file system location of the database files.
    If this is omitted, the environment variable PGDATA is used.

Do I need to tell pg_ctl where all the data is or does it figure it out
internally?

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