Whait is the $PGDATA/data/pg_log file use for? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Raymond Chui
Subject Whait is the $PGDATA/data/pg_log file use for?
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Msg-id 3AF7D4CF.8E2EBE6E@noaa.gov
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Responses Re: Whait is the $PGDATA/data/pg_log file use for?  (fabrizio.ermini@sysdat.it)
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What is the $PGDATA/data/pg_log file use for?
Is it a logical log file file? I see that file grow very big.
Can I do `cat /dev/null > $PGDATA/data/pg_log`
reduce it to zero size once a while? Or is there other
command reduce that file size?

Thank you in advance!

--Raymond


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