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PostgreSQL client

From postgresql-12-client 12.18-r4 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running reindexdb --help (exit 0). permalink

Also provided by 11 other package versions
reindexdb reindexes a PostgreSQL database.

Usage:
  reindexdb [OPTION]... [DBNAME]

Options:
  -a, --all                 reindex all databases
      --concurrently        reindex concurrently
  -d, --dbname=DBNAME       database to reindex
  -e, --echo                show the commands being sent to the server
  -i, --index=INDEX         recreate specific index(es) only
  -q, --quiet               don't write any messages
  -s, --system              reindex system catalogs only
  -S, --schema=SCHEMA       reindex specific schema(s) only
  -t, --table=TABLE         reindex specific table(s) only
  -v, --verbose             write a lot of output
  -V, --version             output version information, then exit
  -?, --help                show this help, then exit

Connection options:
  -h, --host=HOSTNAME       database server host or socket directory
  -p, --port=PORT           database server port
  -U, --username=USERNAME   user name to connect as
  -w, --no-password         never prompt for password
  -W, --password            force password prompt
  --maintenance-db=DBNAME   alternate maintenance database

Read the description of the SQL command REINDEX for details.

Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@lists.postgresql.org>.
Options (18)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --allreindex all databaseshelp
--concurrentlyreindex concurrentlyhelp
-d, --dbname DBNAMEdatabase to reindexhelp
-e, --echoshow the commands being sent to the serverhelp
-i, --index INDEXrecreate specific index(es) onlyhelp
-q, --quietdon't write any messageshelp
-s, --systemreindex system catalogs onlyhelp
-S, --schema SCHEMAreindex specific schema(s) onlyhelp
-t, --table TABLEreindex specific table(s) onlyhelp
-v, --verbosewrite a lot of outputhelp
-V, --versionoutput version information, then exithelp
-?, --helpshow this help, then exithelp
-h, --host HOSTNAMEdatabase server host or socket directoryhelp
-p, --port PORTdatabase server porthelp
-U, --username USERNAMEuser name to connect ashelp
-w, --no-passwordnever prompt for passwordhelp
-W, --passwordforce password prompthelp
--maintenance-db DBNAMEalternate maintenance databasehelp

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