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NAME

initdb *- initalize the database templates and primary directories

SYNOPSIS

initdb [-v]

DESCRIPTION

initdb sets up the initial template databases. It is normally executed as part of the installation process. The template database is created under the directory specified by the the environment variable, POSTGRESHOME. For example,

setenv POSTGRESHOME /usr/postgres

POSTGRES also supports
data striping by allowing a database spread across multiple directories.
The user can specify multiple directories in POSTGRESHOME separated by
':'.  For example,
setenv POSTGRESHOME /usr1/postgres:/usr2/postgres

The
-v
option
specifies that
initdb
should be run in "verbose mode", meaning that it will print messages
stating where the directories are being created, etc.
SEE ALSO

createdb(unix).