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/usr/lib/postgresql/17/bin/pg_controldata

commercial-spilo-4 compat package

From commercial-spilo-4-compat 4.1.2-r17 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running pg_controldata --help (exit 0). permalink

pg_controldata displays control information of a PostgreSQL database cluster.

Usage:
  pg_controldata [OPTION] [DATADIR]

Options:
 [-D, --pgdata=]DATADIR  data directory
  -V, --version          output version information, then exit
  -?, --help             show this help, then exit

If no data directory (DATADIR) is specified, the environment variable PGDATA
is used.

Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org>.
PostgreSQL home page: <https://www.postgresql.org/>
Options (2)
OptionDescriptionSource
-V, --versionoutput version information, then exithelp
-?, --helpshow this help, then exithelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.