Add --pwfile option to initdb, so that passwords can be set by GUI tools

that aren't able to feed the password to initdb's /dev/tty.

Magnus Hagander

doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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@@ -185,6 +185,16 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
+
+     <varlistentry>
+      <term><option>--pwfile=<replaceable>filename</></option></term>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        Makes <command>initdb</command> read the database superuser's password
+        from a file.  The first line of the file is taken as the password.
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
    </para>
 

doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml

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 <Chapter Id="runtime">
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ postgres$ <userinput>initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data</userinput>
    However, while the directory contents are secure, the default
    client authentication setup allows any local user to connect to the
    database and even become the database superuser. If you do not
-   trust other local users, we recommend you use
-   <command>initdb</command>'s <option>-W</option> or
-   <option>--pwprompt</option> option to assign a password to the
+   trust other local users, we recommend you use one of
+   <command>initdb</command>'s <option>-W</option>, <option>--pwprompt</option>
+   or <option>--pwfile</option> option to assign a password to the
    database superuser.<indexterm><primary>password</><secondary>of the
    superuser</></indexterm> After <command>initdb</command>, modify
    the <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename> file to use <literal>md5</> or