Thread: Memory profiling in postgreSQL

Hello all .<br />     Can anyon eplz tell me how memory profiling is done in postgreSQL. I read on a website I don't
remembernow that postgres creates a file pgsql/data/base/dbname and stores memory profiling information in it. postgres
createsa folder with integer name in pgsql/base/ and in that folder a binary file was when I run postmaster. <br />   
Iwant to know where does postgres save memory profiling information in human readable format.<br />             Thanx
inadvanc.<br />                      Regards<br />                           Rafaqat Ali<br /> 

On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 03:51:40PM +0500, Rafaqat Ali wrote:
> Hello all .
>     Can anyon eplz tell me how memory profiling is done in postgreSQL. I
> read on a website I don't remember now that postgres creates a file
> pgsql/data/base/dbname and stores memory profiling information in it.

It does not.

> postgres creates a folder with integer name in pgsql/base/ and in that
> folder a binary file was when I run postmaster.
>    I want to know where does postgres save memory profiling information in
> human readable format.

It doesn't.

>             Thanx in advanc.
>                      Regards
>                           Rafaqat Ali

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