pg_controldata — display control information of a Postgres Pro database cluster
pg_controldata [option] [[ -D | --pgdata ]datadir]
pg_controldata prints information initialized during
initdb, such as the catalog version.
It also shows information about write-ahead logging and checkpoint
processing. This information is cluster-wide, and not specific to any one
database.
This utility can only be run by the user who initialized the cluster because
it requires read access to the data directory.
You can specify the data directory on the command line, or use
the environment variable PGDATA. This utility supports the options
-V and --version, which print the
pg_controldata version and exit. It also
supports options -? and --help, which output the
supported arguments.
It is recommended that you use pgpro_controldata instead since it can read control information of different versions of PostgreSQL or Postgres Pro database clusters, including newer versions.
PGDATADefault data directory location
PG_COLOR
Specifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values
are always, auto and
never.