Re: CREATEDB Where ??

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Matthew T(dot) O'Connor" <matthew(at)zeut(dot)net>
Cc: pmoscatt(at)bigpond(dot)net(dot)au, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CREATEDB Where ??
Date: 2001-08-20 19:33:49
Message-ID: 200108201933.f7KJXng00136@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Yes and no :-). The files were created but all postgres data files are now
> idententified by numbers (oids I think), so you will not find a file or
> directory anywhere in your filesystem named "mydb", or "mytable".

/contrib/oid2name in 7.1.X does the mapping.

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Moscatt" <pmoscatt(at)bigpond(dot)net(dot)au>
> To: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 9:05 AM
> Subject: [HACKERS] CREATEDB Where ??
>
>
> > I am pretty new to PostgreSQL so please bare with me :-)
> >
> > When issuing the CREATEDB MyDb then creating some tables with CREATE
> > TABLE, I then go back and do a search for the file I have just created
> > (MyDb) but can't find the physical file.
> >
> > Does one actually exist ??
> >
> > Pete
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives?
> >
> > http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl
>
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
>

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