{"Entry":{"collection":"tool","key":"clusterdb","name":"clusterdb","aliases":["clusterdb"],"metadata":{"aliases":["clusterdb"],"category":"Client applications","content_hash":"6c31b185488d3be81061f75fa65de3f325200878656a4d1a03394bbae5fb2153","imported_at":"2026-09-30T00:40:33.835212+08:00","name":"clusterdb","name_zh":"","slug":"clusterdb","summary":"clusterdb — cluster a PostgreSQL database"}},"Definition":{"Collection":"tool","Key":"clusterdb","SourceDatabase":"center","Version":"18","SourceTable":"command_tool","SourceKey":"clusterdb","SourceRevision":"ee8d1a3612338fd9adf250730cb640fcc5233b5491337cc00a316a44e3a0b9f8","Facts":{"comparison_data":{"environment":[{"description":"Default connection parameters","name":"PGDATABASE PGHOST PGPORT PGUSER"},{"description":"Specifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are always , auto and never .","name":"PG_COLOR"}],"options":[{"description":"Cluster all databases.","names":["-a","--all"],"signature":"-a --all"},{"description":"Echo the commands that clusterdb generates and sends to the server.","names":["-e","--echo"],"signature":"-e --echo"},{"description":"Do not display progress messages.","names":["-q","--quiet"],"signature":"-q --quiet"},{"description":"Cluster table only. Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple -t switches.","names":["-t table","--table= table"],"signature":"-t table --table= table"},{"description":"Print detailed information during processing.","names":["-v","--verbose"],"signature":"-v --verbose"},{"description":"Print the clusterdb version and exit.","names":["-V","--version"],"signature":"-V --version"},{"description":"Show help about clusterdb command line arguments, and exit.","names":["-?","--help"],"signature":"-? --help"},{"description":"Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket.","names":["-h host","--host= host"],"signature":"-h host --host= host"},{"description":"Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections.","names":["-p port","--port= port"],"signature":"-p port --port= port"},{"description":"User name to connect as.","names":["-U username","--username= username"],"signature":"-U username --username= username"},{"description":"Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires password authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a .pgpass file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password.","names":["-w","--no-password"],"signature":"-w --no-password"},{"description":"Force clusterdb to prompt for a password before connecting to a database. This option is never essential, since clusterdb will automatically prompt for a password if the server demands password authentication. However, clusterdb will waste a connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password. In some cases it is worth typing -W to avoid the extra connection attempt.","names":["-W","--password"],"signature":"-W --password"},{"description":"When the -a / --all is used, connect to this database to gather the list of databases to cluster. If not specified, the postgres database will be used, or if that does not exist, template1 will be used. This can be a connection string . If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options. Also, connection string parameters other than the database name itself will be re-used when connecting to other databases.","names":["--maintenance-db= dbname"],"signature":"--maintenance-db= dbname"}],"synopsis":["clusterdb [ connection-option ...] [ option ...] [ --table | -t table ] ... [ dbname | -a | --all ]"]},"comparison_hash":"1ac63cae5967da57ef016df49244827660833b330f2542f9f5b51f63da766777","description":["clusterdb — cluster a PostgreSQL database"],"environment":[{"description":"Default connection parameters","name":"PGDATABASE PGHOST PGPORT PGUSER"},{"description":"Specifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are always , auto and never .","name":"PG_COLOR"}],"facts":[{"label":"Documented executable","value":"clusterdb"},{"label":"Executable version","value":"18.6"},{"label":"Reference inventory","value":"Client applications"},{"label":"Option definition groups","value":"13"}],"manual_html":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"refentry\" id=\"APP-CLUSTERDB\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"titlepage\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refnamediv\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eclusterdb — cluster a \u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e database\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsynopsisdiv\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cmdsynopsis\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"id-1.9.4.3.4.1\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"command\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/code\u003e [\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003econnection-option\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e...] [\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eoption\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e...] [ \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--table\u003c/code\u003e | \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-t\u003c/code\u003e \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e ] ... [ \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e | \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e | \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e ]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e is a utility for reclustering tables in a \u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e database. It finds tables that have previously been clustered, and clusters them again on the same index that was last used. Tables that have never been clustered are not affected.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e is a wrapper around the SQL command \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. There is no effective difference between clustering databases via this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.6\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOptions\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e accepts the following command-line arguments:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCluster all databases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e[\u003cspan class=\"optional\"\u003e-d\u003c/span\u003e] \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e[\u003cspan class=\"optional\"\u003e--dbname=\u003c/span\u003e]\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the name of the database to be clustered, when \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e/\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e is not used. If this is not specified, the database name is read from the environment variable \u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGDATABASE\u003c/code\u003e. If that is not set, the user name specified for the connection is used. The \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e can be a \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"/docs/18/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING\" title=\"32.1.1. Connection Strings\"\u003econnection string\u003c/a\u003e. If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--echo\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEcho the commands that \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e generates and sends to the server.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-q\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--quiet\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not display progress messages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-t \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--table=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCluster \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e only. Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-t\u003c/code\u003e switches.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-v\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--verbose\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrint detailed information during processing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-V\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--version\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrint the \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e version and exit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-?\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--help\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShow help about \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e command line arguments, and exit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e also accepts the following command-line arguments for connection parameters:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-h \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003ehost\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--host=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003ehost\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-p \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eport\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--port=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eport\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-U \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eusername\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--username=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eusername\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUser name to connect as.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-w\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--no-password\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever issue a password prompt. If the server requires password authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a \u003ccode class=\"filename\"\u003e.pgpass\u003c/code\u003e file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-W\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--password\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForce \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e to prompt for a password before connecting to a database.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis option is never essential, since \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e will automatically prompt for a password if the server demands password authentication. However, \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e will waste a connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password. In some cases it is worth typing \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-W\u003c/code\u003e to avoid the extra connection attempt.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--maintenance-db=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e/\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e is used, connect to this database to gather the list of databases to cluster. If not specified, the \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003epostgres\u003c/code\u003e database will be used, or if that does not exist, \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003etemplate1\u003c/code\u003e will be used. This can be a \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"/docs/18/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING\" title=\"32.1.1. Connection Strings\"\u003econnection string\u003c/a\u003e. If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options. Also, connection string parameters other than the database name itself will be re-used when connecting to other databases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.7\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEnvironment\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGDATABASE\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGHOST\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGPORT\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGUSER\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefault connection parameters\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePG_COLOR\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003ealways\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eauto\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003enever\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis utility, like most other \u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e utilities, also uses the environment variables supported by \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003elibpq\u003c/span\u003e (see \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/libpq-envars.html\" title=\"32.15. Environment Variables\"\u003eSection 32.15\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDiagnostics\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn case of difficulty, see \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/app-psql.html\" title=\"psql\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003epsql\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e for discussions of potential problems and error messages. The database server must be running at the targeted host. Also, any default connection settings and environment variables used by the \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003elibpq\u003c/span\u003e front-end library will apply.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.9\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExamples\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cluster the database \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003etest\u003c/code\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"screen\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"prompt\"\u003e$ \u003c/code\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"userinput\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eclusterdb test\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cluster a single table \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003efoo\u003c/code\u003e in a database named \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003exyzzy\u003c/code\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"screen\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"prompt\"\u003e$ \u003c/code\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"userinput\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eclusterdb --table=foo xyzzy\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.10\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSee Also\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"simplelist\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","manual_path":"app-clusterdb.html","options":[{"description":"Cluster all databases.","names":["-a","--all"],"signature":"-a --all","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Cluster all databases."},{"description":"Echo the commands that clusterdb generates and sends to the server.","names":["-e","--echo"],"signature":"-e --echo","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Echo the commands that clusterdb generates and sends to the server."},{"description":"Do not display progress messages.","names":["-q","--quiet"],"signature":"-q --quiet","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Do not display progress messages."},{"description":"Cluster table only. Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple -t switches.","names":["-t table","--table= table"],"signature":"-t table --table= table","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Cluster table only. Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple -t switches."},{"description":"Print detailed information during processing.","names":["-v","--verbose"],"signature":"-v --verbose","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Print detailed information during processing."},{"description":"Print the clusterdb version and exit.","names":["-V","--version"],"signature":"-V --version","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Print the clusterdb version and exit."},{"description":"Show help about clusterdb command line arguments, and exit.","names":["-?","--help"],"signature":"-? --help","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Show help about clusterdb command line arguments, and exit."},{"description":"Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket.","names":["-h host","--host= host"],"signature":"-h host --host= host","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket."},{"description":"Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections.","names":["-p port","--port= port"],"signature":"-p port --port= port","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections."},{"description":"User name to connect as.","names":["-U username","--username= username"],"signature":"-U username --username= username","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"User name to connect as."},{"description":"Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires password authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a .pgpass file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password.","names":["-w","--no-password"],"signature":"-w --no-password","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires password authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a .pgpass file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password."},{"description":"Force clusterdb to prompt for a password before connecting to a database. This option is never essential, since clusterdb will automatically prompt for a password if the server demands password authentication. However, clusterdb will waste a connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password. In some cases it is worth typing -W to avoid the extra connection attempt.","names":["-W","--password"],"signature":"-W --password","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"Force clusterdb to prompt for a password before connecting to a database."},{"description":"When the -a / --all is used, connect to this database to gather the list of databases to cluster. If not specified, the postgres database will be used, or if that does not exist, template1 will be used. This can be a connection string . If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options. Also, connection string parameters other than the database name itself will be re-used when connecting to other databases.","names":["--maintenance-db= dbname"],"signature":"--maintenance-db= dbname","source_url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html","summary":"When the -a / --all is used, connect to this database to gather the list of databases to cluster. If not specified, the postgres database will be used, or if that does not exist, template1 will be used. This can be a connection string . If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options. Also, connection string parameters other than the database name itself will be re-used when connecting to other databases."}],"related":[],"release":{"channel":"stable","evidence_kind":"English manual and source declarations","label":"18.6","major":"18","manifest":{"index":"index.html","major":"18","pages":1148,"pdf":{"A4":{"built_at":"2026-09-26","bytes":15865106,"pages":3154,"sha256":"19512c405da53f9f7fcf0abba359223aa65f021be025bf3411381918f92e3190","url":"/files/documentation/pdf/18/postgresql-18-A4.pdf"},"US":{"built_at":"2026-09-26","bytes":15748059,"pages":3328,"sha256":"facbe6c229e598b872d3d98bef53308f46e06746006fa4590de9a7de9dd46319","url":"/files/documentation/pdf/18/postgresql-18-US.pdf"}},"release":"18.6","source_mode":"en SGML built with pinned official archive","source_sha256":"555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f","source_url":"https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2","svg_assets":3,"tree":"18"},"ref":"https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2","revision":"ee8d1a3612338fd9adf250730cb640fcc5233b5491337cc00a316a44e3a0b9f8","source_sha256":"555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f"},"sections":[],"signature":"clusterdb [ connection-option ...] [ option ...] [ --table | -t table ] ... [ dbname | -a | --all ]","sources":[{"anchor":"","file":"app-clusterdb.html","label":"18.6 English manual · app-clusterdb.html","sha256":"07bd0d9cc9625e2d54dc33cf8ea00da94bb254c9011172c4bdda05183f6f6618","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},{"anchor":"","file":"reference-client.html","label":"Client applications inventory","sha256":"68f726af77272fe73a827be2b7b5958d0f2239a6f8ed44264e9d42496bfa4fd0","url":"/docs/18/reference-client.html"}],"synopsis":["clusterdb [ connection-option ...] [ option ...] [ --table | -t table ] ... [ dbname | -a | --all ]"],"tables":[{"columns":[{"key":"signature","label":"Option and arguments"},{"key":"summary","label":"Description"}],"key":"options","rows":[{"signature":{"text":"-a --all","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Cluster all databases."},{"signature":{"text":"-e --echo","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Echo the commands that clusterdb generates and sends to the server."},{"signature":{"text":"-q --quiet","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Do not display progress messages."},{"signature":{"text":"-t table --table= table","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Cluster table only. Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple -t switches."},{"signature":{"text":"-v --verbose","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Print detailed information during processing."},{"signature":{"text":"-V --version","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Print the clusterdb version and exit."},{"signature":{"text":"-? --help","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Show help about clusterdb command line arguments, and exit."},{"signature":{"text":"-h host --host= host","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket."},{"signature":{"text":"-p port --port= port","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections."},{"signature":{"text":"-U username --username= username","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"User name to connect as."},{"signature":{"text":"-w --no-password","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires password authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a .pgpass file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password."},{"signature":{"text":"-W --password","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Force clusterdb to prompt for a password before connecting to a database."},{"signature":{"text":"--maintenance-db= dbname","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"When the -a / --all is used, connect to this database to gather the list of databases to cluster. If not specified, the postgres database will be used, or if that does not exist, template1 will be used. This can be a connection string . If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options. Also, connection string parameters other than the database name itself will be re-used when connecting to other databases."}],"title":"Documented options"},{"columns":[{"key":"name","label":"Variable"},{"key":"description","label":"Meaning"}],"key":"environment","rows":[{"description":"Default connection parameters","name":"PGDATABASE PGHOST PGPORT PGUSER"},{"description":"Specifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are always , auto and never .","name":"PG_COLOR"}],"title":"Environment variables"}]},"ManualEvidence":{"manual_path":"app-clusterdb.html","release":{"channel":"stable","evidence_kind":"English manual and source declarations","label":"18.6","major":"18","manifest":{"index":"index.html","major":"18","pages":1148,"pdf":{"A4":{"built_at":"2026-09-26","bytes":15865106,"pages":3154,"sha256":"19512c405da53f9f7fcf0abba359223aa65f021be025bf3411381918f92e3190","url":"/files/documentation/pdf/18/postgresql-18-A4.pdf"},"US":{"built_at":"2026-09-26","bytes":15748059,"pages":3328,"sha256":"facbe6c229e598b872d3d98bef53308f46e06746006fa4590de9a7de9dd46319","url":"/files/documentation/pdf/18/postgresql-18-US.pdf"}},"release":"18.6","source_mode":"en SGML built with pinned official archive","source_sha256":"555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f","source_url":"https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2","svg_assets":3,"tree":"18"},"ref":"https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2","revision":"ee8d1a3612338fd9adf250730cb640fcc5233b5491337cc00a316a44e3a0b9f8","source_sha256":"555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f"},"sources":[{"anchor":"","file":"app-clusterdb.html","label":"18.6 English manual · app-clusterdb.html","sha256":"07bd0d9cc9625e2d54dc33cf8ea00da94bb254c9011172c4bdda05183f6f6618","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},{"anchor":"","file":"reference-client.html","label":"Client applications inventory","sha256":"68f726af77272fe73a827be2b7b5958d0f2239a6f8ed44264e9d42496bfa4fd0","url":"/docs/18/reference-client.html"}]},"MeasuredEvidence":{}},"Text":{"Collection":"tool","Key":"clusterdb","SourceDatabase":"center","Version":"18","Locale":"en","Title":"clusterdb","Summary":"clusterdb — cluster a PostgreSQL database","BodyHTML":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"APP-CLUSTERDB\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eclusterdb — cluster a \u003cspan\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e database\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"id-1.9.4.3.4.1\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eclusterdb\u003c/code\u003e [\u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003econnection-option\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e...] [\u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003eoption\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e...] [ \u003ccode\u003e--table\u003c/code\u003e | \u003ccode\u003e-t\u003c/code\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e ] ... [ \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e | \u003ccode\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e | \u003ccode\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e ]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"id-1.9.4.3.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e is a utility for reclustering tables in a \u003cspan\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e database. It finds tables that have previously been clustered, and clusters them again on the same index that was last used. Tables that have never been clustered are not affected.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e is a wrapper around the SQL command \u003ca href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. There is no effective difference between clustering databases via this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"id-1.9.4.3.6\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOptions\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e accepts the following command-line arguments:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCluster all databases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e[\u003cspan\u003e-d\u003c/span\u003e] \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e[\u003cspan\u003e--dbname=\u003c/span\u003e]\u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the name of the database to be clustered, when \u003ccode\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e/\u003ccode\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e is not used. If this is not specified, the database name is read from the environment variable \u003ccode\u003ePGDATABASE\u003c/code\u003e. If that is not set, the user name specified for the connection is used. The \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e can be a \u003ca href=\"/docs/18/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003econnection string\u003c/a\u003e. If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--echo\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEcho the commands that \u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e generates and sends to the server.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-q\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--quiet\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not display progress messages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-t \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--table=\u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCluster \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e only. Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple \u003ccode\u003e-t\u003c/code\u003e switches.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-v\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--verbose\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrint detailed information during processing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-V\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--version\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrint the \u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e version and exit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-?\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--help\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShow help about \u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e command line arguments, and exit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e also accepts the following command-line arguments for connection parameters:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-h \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003ehost\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--host=\u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003ehost\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-p \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003eport\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--port=\u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003eport\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-U \u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003eusername\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--username=\u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003eusername\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUser name to connect as.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-w\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--no-password\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever issue a password prompt. If the server requires password authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a \u003ccode\u003e.pgpass\u003c/code\u003e file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e-W\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--password\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForce \u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e to prompt for a password before connecting to a database.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis option is never essential, since \u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e will automatically prompt for a password if the server demands password authentication. However, \u003cspan\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e will waste a connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password. In some cases it is worth typing \u003ccode\u003e-W\u003c/code\u003e to avoid the extra connection attempt.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003e--maintenance-db=\u003cem\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ccode\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e/\u003ccode\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e is used, connect to this database to gather the list of databases to cluster. If not specified, the \u003ccode\u003epostgres\u003c/code\u003e database will be used, or if that does not exist, \u003ccode\u003etemplate1\u003c/code\u003e will be used. This can be a \u003ca href=\"/docs/18/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003econnection string\u003c/a\u003e. If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options. Also, connection string parameters other than the database name itself will be re-used when connecting to other databases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"id-1.9.4.3.7\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEnvironment\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003ePGDATABASE\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003ePGHOST\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003ePGPORT\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003ePGUSER\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefault connection parameters\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ccode\u003ePG_COLOR\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are \u003ccode\u003ealways\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eauto\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003enever\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis utility, like most other \u003cspan\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e utilities, also uses the environment variables supported by \u003cspan\u003elibpq\u003c/span\u003e (see \u003ca href=\"/docs/18/libpq-envars.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSection 32.15\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"id-1.9.4.3.8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDiagnostics\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn case of difficulty, see \u003ca href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"/docs/18/app-psql.html\" title=\"psql\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003epsql\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e for discussions of potential problems and error messages. The database server must be running at the targeted host. Also, any default connection settings and environment variables used by the \u003cspan\u003elibpq\u003c/span\u003e front-end library will apply.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"id-1.9.4.3.9\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExamples\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cluster the database \u003ccode\u003etest\u003c/code\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e$ \u003c/code\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccode\u003eclusterdb test\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cluster a single table \u003ccode\u003efoo\u003c/code\u003e in a database named \u003ccode\u003exyzzy\u003c/code\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003e\u003ccode\u003e$ \u003c/code\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccode\u003eclusterdb --table=foo xyzzy\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"id-1.9.4.3.10\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSee Also\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","SourceRevision":"ee8d1a3612338fd9adf250730cb640fcc5233b5491337cc00a316a44e3a0b9f8","ContentHash":"0d9e77ea0f10ea01c6a27137e3b09e8af3614935f3907410ff549bd6fd90a2d9","Payload":{"description":["clusterdb — cluster a PostgreSQL database"],"manual_html":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"refentry\" id=\"APP-CLUSTERDB\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"titlepage\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refnamediv\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eclusterdb — cluster a \u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e database\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsynopsisdiv\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSynopsis\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cmdsynopsis\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"id-1.9.4.3.4.1\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"command\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/code\u003e [\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003econnection-option\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e...] [\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eoption\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e...] [ \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--table\u003c/code\u003e | \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-t\u003c/code\u003e \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e ] ... [ \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e | \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e | \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e ]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e is a utility for reclustering tables in a \u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e database. It finds tables that have previously been clustered, and clusters them again on the same index that was last used. Tables that have never been clustered are not affected.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e is a wrapper around the SQL command \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. There is no effective difference between clustering databases via this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.6\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOptions\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e accepts the following command-line arguments:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCluster all databases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e[\u003cspan class=\"optional\"\u003e-d\u003c/span\u003e] \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e[\u003cspan class=\"optional\"\u003e--dbname=\u003c/span\u003e]\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the name of the database to be clustered, when \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e/\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e is not used. If this is not specified, the database name is read from the environment variable \u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGDATABASE\u003c/code\u003e. If that is not set, the user name specified for the connection is used. The \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e can be a \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"/docs/18/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING\" title=\"32.1.1. Connection Strings\"\u003econnection string\u003c/a\u003e. If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--echo\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEcho the commands that \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e generates and sends to the server.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-q\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--quiet\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not display progress messages.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-t \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--table=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCluster \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003etable\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e only. Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-t\u003c/code\u003e switches.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-v\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--verbose\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrint detailed information during processing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-V\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--version\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrint the \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e version and exit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-?\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--help\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShow help about \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e command line arguments, and exit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e also accepts the following command-line arguments for connection parameters:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-h \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003ehost\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--host=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003ehost\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-p \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eport\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--port=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eport\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-U \u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eusername\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--username=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eusername\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUser name to connect as.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-w\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--no-password\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever issue a password prompt. If the server requires password authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a \u003ccode class=\"filename\"\u003e.pgpass\u003c/code\u003e file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-W\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--password\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForce \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e to prompt for a password before connecting to a database.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis option is never essential, since \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e will automatically prompt for a password if the server demands password authentication. However, \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003eclusterdb\u003c/span\u003e will waste a connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password. In some cases it is worth typing \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-W\u003c/code\u003e to avoid the extra connection attempt.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--maintenance-db=\u003cem class=\"replaceable\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003edbname\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e-a\u003c/code\u003e/\u003ccode class=\"option\"\u003e--all\u003c/code\u003e is used, connect to this database to gather the list of databases to cluster. If not specified, the \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003epostgres\u003c/code\u003e database will be used, or if that does not exist, \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003etemplate1\u003c/code\u003e will be used. This can be a \u003ca class=\"link\" href=\"/docs/18/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING\" title=\"32.1.1. Connection Strings\"\u003econnection string\u003c/a\u003e. If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options. Also, connection string parameters other than the database name itself will be re-used when connecting to other databases.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.7\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEnvironment\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdl class=\"variablelist\"\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGDATABASE\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGHOST\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGPORT\u003c/code\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePGUSER\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefault connection parameters\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003e\u003cspan class=\"term\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"envar\"\u003ePG_COLOR\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003ealways\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eauto\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003enever\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis utility, like most other \u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e utilities, also uses the environment variables supported by \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003elibpq\u003c/span\u003e (see \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/libpq-envars.html\" title=\"32.15. Environment Variables\"\u003eSection 32.15\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDiagnostics\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn case of difficulty, see \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/app-psql.html\" title=\"psql\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003epsql\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e for discussions of potential problems and error messages. The database server must be running at the targeted host. Also, any default connection settings and environment variables used by the \u003cspan class=\"application\"\u003elibpq\u003c/span\u003e front-end library will apply.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.9\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExamples\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cluster the database \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003etest\u003c/code\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"screen\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"prompt\"\u003e$ \u003c/code\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"userinput\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eclusterdb test\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo cluster a single table \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003efoo\u003c/code\u003e in a database named \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003exyzzy\u003c/code\u003e:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"screen\"\u003e\u003ccode class=\"prompt\"\u003e$ \u003c/code\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"userinput\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003eclusterdb --table=foo xyzzy\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"refsect1\" id=\"id-1.9.4.3.10\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSee Also\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"simplelist\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/sql-cluster.html\" title=\"CLUSTER\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"refentrytitle\"\u003eCLUSTER\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e","related":[],"sections":[],"tables":[{"columns":[{"key":"signature","label":"Option and arguments"},{"key":"summary","label":"Description"}],"key":"options","rows":[{"signature":{"text":"-a --all","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Cluster all databases."},{"signature":{"text":"-e --echo","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Echo the commands that clusterdb generates and sends to the server."},{"signature":{"text":"-q --quiet","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Do not display progress messages."},{"signature":{"text":"-t table --table= table","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Cluster table only. Multiple tables can be clustered by writing multiple -t switches."},{"signature":{"text":"-v --verbose","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Print detailed information during processing."},{"signature":{"text":"-V --version","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Print the clusterdb version and exit."},{"signature":{"text":"-? --help","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Show help about clusterdb command line arguments, and exit."},{"signature":{"text":"-h host --host= host","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket."},{"signature":{"text":"-p port --port= port","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections."},{"signature":{"text":"-U username --username= username","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"User name to connect as."},{"signature":{"text":"-w --no-password","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires password authentication and a password is not available by other means such as a .pgpass file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password."},{"signature":{"text":"-W --password","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"Force clusterdb to prompt for a password before connecting to a database."},{"signature":{"text":"--maintenance-db= dbname","url":"/docs/18/app-clusterdb.html"},"summary":"When the -a / --all is used, connect to this database to gather the list of databases to cluster. If not specified, the postgres database will be used, or if that does not exist, template1 will be used. This can be a connection string . If so, connection string parameters will override any conflicting command line options. Also, connection string parameters other than the database name itself will be re-used when connecting to other databases."}],"title":"Documented options"},{"columns":[{"key":"name","label":"Variable"},{"key":"description","label":"Meaning"}],"key":"environment","rows":[{"description":"Default connection parameters","name":"PGDATABASE PGHOST PGPORT PGUSER"},{"description":"Specifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are always , auto and never .","name":"PG_COLOR"}],"title":"Environment variables"}]}},"RequestedLocale":"zh-Hans","Fallback":true,"Versions":["10","11","12","13","14","15","16","17","18","19","20"],"Locales":["en"],"Signatures":null,"Spellings":null,"SQLState":null,"Evidence":null}