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III. PostgreSQL Server Applications

This is reference information for Postgres server applications and support utilities.

Table of Contents
createlang -- Add a new programming language to a Postgres database
droplang -- Remove a programming language from a Postgres database
initdb -- Create a new Postgres database cluster
initlocation -- Create a secondary Postgres database storage area
ipcclean -- Clean up shared memory and semaphores from aborted backends
pg_ctl -- Starts, stops, or restarts postmaster
pg_passwd -- Manipulate a text password file
postgres -- Run a PostgreSQL single-user backend
postmaster -- PostgreSQL multi-user database server