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+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>reindexdb</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css" /><link rev="made" href="pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot" /><link rel="prev" href="app-psql.html" title="psql" /><link rel="next" href="app-vacuumdb.html" title="vacuumdb" /></head><body id="docContent" class="container-fluid col-10"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="5" align="center"><span class="application">reindexdb</span></th></tr><tr><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="app-psql.html" title="psql">Prev</a> </td><td width="10%" align="left"><a accesskey="u" href="reference-client.html" title="PostgreSQL Client Applications">Up</a></td><th width="60%" align="center">PostgreSQL Client Applications</th><td width="10%" align="right"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="10%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="app-vacuumdb.html" title="vacuumdb">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr /></div><div class="refentry" id="APP-REINDEXDB"><div class="titlepage"></div><a id="id-1.9.4.21.1" class="indexterm"></a><div class="refnamediv"><h2><span class="refentrytitle"><span class="application">reindexdb</span></span></h2><p>reindexdb — reindex a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p id="id-1.9.4.21.4.1"><code class="command">reindexdb</code> [<em class="replaceable"><code>connection-option</code></em>...] [<em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em>...]
+ [
+ <code class="option">-S</code> | <code class="option">--schema</code>
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>schema</code></em>
+ ]
+ ...
+ [
+ <code class="option">-t</code> | <code class="option">--table</code>
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>table</code></em>
+ ]
+ ...
+ [
+ <code class="option">-i</code> | <code class="option">--index</code>
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>index</code></em>
+ ]
+ ... [<em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em>]</p></div><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p id="id-1.9.4.21.4.2"><code class="command">reindexdb</code> [<em class="replaceable"><code>connection-option</code></em>...] [<em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em>...] <code class="option">-a</code> | <code class="option">--all</code> </p></div><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p id="id-1.9.4.21.4.3"><code class="command">reindexdb</code> [<em class="replaceable"><code>connection-option</code></em>...] [<em class="replaceable"><code>option</code></em>...] <code class="option">-s</code> | <code class="option">--system</code> [<em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em>]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.21.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
+ <span class="application">reindexdb</span> is a utility for rebuilding indexes
+ in a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> database.
+ </p><p>
+ <span class="application">reindexdb</span> is a wrapper around the SQL
+ command <a class="link" href="sql-reindex.html" title="REINDEX"><code class="command">REINDEX</code></a>.
+ There is no effective difference between reindexing databases via
+ this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.21.6"><h2>Options</h2><p>
+ <span class="application">reindexdb</span> accepts the following command-line arguments:
+
+ </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-a</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--all</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Reindex all databases.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">--concurrently</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Use the <code class="literal">CONCURRENTLY</code> option. See
+ <a class="xref" href="sql-reindex.html" title="REINDEX"><span class="refentrytitle">REINDEX</span></a>, where all the caveats of this option
+ are explained in detail.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">[<span class="optional">-d</span>] <em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">[<span class="optional">--dbname=</span>]<em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Specifies the name of the database to be reindexed,
+ when <code class="option">-a</code>/<code class="option">--all</code> is not used.
+ If this is not specified, the database name is read
+ from the environment variable <code class="envar">PGDATABASE</code>. If
+ that is not set, the user name specified for the connection is
+ used. The <em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em> can be a <a class="link" href="libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING" title="34.1.1. Connection Strings">connection string</a>. If so,
+ connection string parameters will override any conflicting command
+ line options.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-e</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--echo</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Echo the commands that <span class="application">reindexdb</span> generates
+ and sends to the server.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-i <em class="replaceable"><code>index</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--index=<em class="replaceable"><code>index</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Recreate <em class="replaceable"><code>index</code></em> only.
+ Multiple indexes can be recreated by writing multiple
+ <code class="option">-i</code> switches.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-j <em class="replaceable"><code>njobs</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--jobs=<em class="replaceable"><code>njobs</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Execute the reindex commands in parallel by running
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>njobs</code></em>
+ commands simultaneously. This option may reduce the processing time
+ but it also increases the load on the database server.
+ </p><p>
+ <span class="application">reindexdb</span> will open
+ <em class="replaceable"><code>njobs</code></em> connections to the
+ database, so make sure your <a class="xref" href="runtime-config-connection.html#GUC-MAX-CONNECTIONS">max_connections</a>
+ setting is high enough to accommodate all connections.
+ </p><p>
+ Note that this option is incompatible with the <code class="option">--index</code>
+ and <code class="option">--system</code> options.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-q</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--quiet</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Do not display progress messages.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-s</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--system</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Reindex database's system catalogs only.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-S <em class="replaceable"><code>schema</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--schema=<em class="replaceable"><code>schema</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Reindex <em class="replaceable"><code>schema</code></em> only.
+ Multiple schemas can be reindexed by writing multiple
+ <code class="option">-S</code> switches.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-t <em class="replaceable"><code>table</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--table=<em class="replaceable"><code>table</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Reindex <em class="replaceable"><code>table</code></em> only.
+ Multiple tables can be reindexed by writing multiple
+ <code class="option">-t</code> switches.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">--tablespace=<em class="replaceable"><code>tablespace</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Specifies the tablespace where indexes are rebuilt. (This name is
+ processed as a double-quoted identifier.)
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-v</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--verbose</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Print detailed information during processing.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-V</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--version</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Print the <span class="application">reindexdb</span> version and exit.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-?</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--help</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Show help about <span class="application">reindexdb</span> command line
+ arguments, and exit.
+ </p></dd></dl></div><p>
+
+ </p><p>
+ <span class="application">reindexdb</span> also accepts
+ the following command-line arguments for connection parameters:
+
+ </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-h <em class="replaceable"><code>host</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--host=<em class="replaceable"><code>host</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ 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.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-p <em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--port=<em class="replaceable"><code>port</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
+ extension on which the server
+ is listening for connections.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-U <em class="replaceable"><code>username</code></em></code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--username=<em class="replaceable"><code>username</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ User name to connect as.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-w</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--no-password</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires
+ password authentication and a password is not available by
+ other means such as a <code class="filename">.pgpass</code> 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.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">-W</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="option">--password</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Force <span class="application">reindexdb</span> to prompt for a
+ password before connecting to a database.
+ </p><p>
+ This option is never essential, since
+ <span class="application">reindexdb</span> will automatically prompt
+ for a password if the server demands password authentication.
+ However, <span class="application">reindexdb</span> will waste a
+ connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password.
+ In some cases it is worth typing <code class="option">-W</code> to avoid the extra
+ connection attempt.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="option">--maintenance-db=<em class="replaceable"><code>dbname</code></em></code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Specifies the name of the database to connect to to discover which
+ databases should be reindexed,
+ when <code class="option">-a</code>/<code class="option">--all</code> is used.
+ If not specified, the <code class="literal">postgres</code> database will be used,
+ or if that does not exist, <code class="literal">template1</code> will be used.
+ This can be a <a class="link" href="libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING" title="34.1.1. Connection Strings">connection
+ string</a>. 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.
+ </p></dd></dl></div><p>
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.21.7"><h2>Environment</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="envar">PGDATABASE</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="envar">PGHOST</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="envar">PGPORT</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="envar">PGUSER</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Default connection parameters
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="envar">PG_COLOR</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Specifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values
+ are <code class="literal">always</code>, <code class="literal">auto</code> and
+ <code class="literal">never</code>.
+ </p></dd></dl></div><p>
+ This utility, like most other <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> utilities,
+ also uses the environment variables supported by <span class="application">libpq</span>
+ (see <a class="xref" href="libpq-envars.html" title="34.15. Environment Variables">Section 34.15</a>).
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.21.8"><h2>Diagnostics</h2><p>
+ In case of difficulty, see <a class="xref" href="sql-reindex.html" title="REINDEX"><span class="refentrytitle">REINDEX</span></a>
+ and <a class="xref" href="app-psql.html" title="psql"><span class="refentrytitle"><span class="application">psql</span></span></a> 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 <span class="application">libpq</span> front-end
+ library will apply.
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.21.9"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
+ <span class="application">reindexdb</span> might need to connect several
+ times to the <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> server, asking
+ for a password each time. It is convenient to have a
+ <code class="filename">~/.pgpass</code> file in such cases. See <a class="xref" href="libpq-pgpass.html" title="34.16. The Password File">Section 34.16</a> for more information.
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.21.10"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
+ To reindex the database <code class="literal">test</code>:
+</p><pre class="screen">
+<code class="prompt">$ </code><strong class="userinput"><code>reindexdb test</code></strong>
+</pre><p>
+ </p><p>
+ To reindex the table <code class="literal">foo</code> and the index
+ <code class="literal">bar</code> in a database named <code class="literal">abcd</code>:
+</p><pre class="screen">
+<code class="prompt">$ </code><strong class="userinput"><code>reindexdb --table=foo --index=bar abcd</code></strong>
+</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.4.21.11"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-reindex.html" title="REINDEX"><span class="refentrytitle">REINDEX</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="app-psql.html" title="psql">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="reference-client.html" title="PostgreSQL Client Applications">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="app-vacuumdb.html" title="vacuumdb">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span class="application">psql</span> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html" title="PostgreSQL 15.5 Documentation">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <span class="application">vacuumdb</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html> \ No newline at end of file