postgres

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Run the PostgreSQL database server.

Examples (4)

Start the server on a specific port (defaults to 5432)

postgres -p 5433

Set a runtime parameter (short form)

postgres -c shared_buffers=128MB

Set a runtime parameter (long form)

postgres --shared-buffers=128MB

Start in single-user mode for a specific database (defaults to the user name)

postgres --single -D path/to/datadir my_database