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The default for the choice attribute of the <arg> element is "opt", which would normally put the argument inside brackets. But the DSSSL stylesheets contain a hack that treats <arg> directly inside <group> specially, so that <group><arg>-x</arg><arg>-y</arg></group> comes out as [ -x | -y ] rather than [ [-x] | [-y] ], which it would technically be. But when building man pages, this doesn't work, and so the command synopses on the man pages contain lots of extra brackets. By putting choice="opt" or choice="plain" explicitly on every <arg> and <group> element, we avoid any toolchain dependencies like that, and it also makes it clearer in the source code what is meant. In passing, make some small corrections in the documentation about which arguments are really optional or not.
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doc/src/sgml/ref/reindexdb.sgml
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PostgreSQL documentation
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<refentry id="APP-REINDEXDB">
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle><application>reindexdb</application></refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname id="reindexdb">reindexdb</refname>
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<refpurpose>reindex a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<indexterm zone="app-reindexdb">
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<primary>reindexdb</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>reindexdb</command>
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<arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>connection-option</replaceable></arg>
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<group choice="opt">
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<group choice="plain">
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<arg choice="plain"><option>--table</option></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><option>-t</option></arg>
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</group>
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<replaceable>table</replaceable>
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</group>
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<group choice="opt">
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<group choice="plain">
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<arg choice="plain"><option>--index</option></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><option>-i</option></arg>
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</group>
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<replaceable>index</replaceable>
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</group>
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<arg choice="opt"><replaceable>dbname</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>reindexdb</command>
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<arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>connection-option</replaceable></arg>
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<group choice="plain">
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<arg choice="plain"><option>--all</option></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><option>-a</option></arg>
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</group>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>reindexdb</command>
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<arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>connection-option</replaceable></arg>
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<group choice="plain">
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<arg choice="plain"><option>--system</option></arg>
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<arg choice="plain"><option>-s</option></arg>
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</group>
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<arg choice="opt"><replaceable>dbname</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>
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<application>reindexdb</application> is a utility for rebuilding indexes
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in a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database.
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>reindexdb</application> is a wrapper around the SQL
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command <xref linkend="SQL-REINDEX">.
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There is no effective difference between reindexing databases via
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this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Options</title>
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<para>
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<application>reindexdb</application> accepts the following command-line arguments:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-a</></term>
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<term><option>--all</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Reindex all databases.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option><optional>-d</> <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></></term>
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<term><option><optional>--dbname=</><replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the name of the database to be reindexed.
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If this is not specified and <option>-a</option> (or
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<option>--all</option>) is not used, the database name is read
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from the environment variable <envar>PGDATABASE</envar>. If
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that is not set, the user name specified for the connection is
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used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-e</></term>
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<term><option>--echo</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Echo the commands that <application>reindexdb</application> generates
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and sends to the server.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-i <replaceable class="parameter">index</replaceable></></term>
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<term><option>--index=<replaceable class="parameter">index</replaceable></></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Recreate <replaceable class="parameter">index</replaceable> only.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-q</></term>
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<term><option>--quiet</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Do not display progress messages.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-s</></term>
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<term><option>--system</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Reindex database's system catalogs.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable></></term>
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<term><option>--table=<replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable></></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Reindex <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> only.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-V</></term>
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<term><option>--version</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Print the <application>reindexdb</application> version and exit.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-?</></term>
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<term><option>--help</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Show help about <application>reindexdb</application> command line
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arguments, and exit.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>reindexdb</application> also accepts
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the following command-line arguments for connection parameters:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></></term>
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<term><option>--host=<replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is
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running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the
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directory for the Unix domain socket.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></></term>
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<term><option>--port=<replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
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extension on which the server
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is listening for connections.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></></term>
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<term><option>--username=<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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User name to connect as.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-w</></term>
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<term><option>--no-password</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires
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password authentication and a password is not available by
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other means such as a <filename>.pgpass</filename> file, the
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connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in
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batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a
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password.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-W</></term>
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<term><option>--password</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Force <application>reindexdb</application> to prompt for a
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password before connecting to a database.
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</para>
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<para>
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This option is never essential, since
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<application>reindexdb</application> will automatically prompt
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for a password if the server demands password authentication.
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However, <application>reindexdb</application> will waste a
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connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password.
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In some cases it is worth typing <option>-W</> to avoid the extra
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connection attempt.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--maintenance-db=<replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the name of the database to connect to discover what other
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databases should be vacuumed. If not specified, the
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<literal>postgres</literal> database will be used,
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and if that does not exist, <literal>template1</literal> will be used.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Environment</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><envar>PGDATABASE</envar></term>
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<term><envar>PGHOST</envar></term>
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<term><envar>PGPORT</envar></term>
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<term><envar>PGUSER</envar></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Default connection parameters
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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This utility, like most other <productname>PostgreSQL</> utilities,
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also uses the environment variables supported by <application>libpq</>
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(see <xref linkend="libpq-envars">).
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Diagnostics</title>
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<para>
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In case of difficulty, see <xref linkend="SQL-REINDEX">
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and <xref linkend="APP-PSQL"> for
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discussions of potential problems and error messages.
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The database server must be running at the
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targeted host. Also, any default connection settings and environment
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variables used by the <application>libpq</application> front-end
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library will apply.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Notes</title>
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<para>
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<application>reindexdb</application> might need to connect several
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times to the <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server, asking
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for a password each time. It is convenient to have a
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<filename>~/.pgpass</> file in such cases. See <xref
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linkend="libpq-pgpass"> for more information.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<para>
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To reindex the database <literal>test</literal>:
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<screen>
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<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>reindexdb test</userinput>
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</screen>
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</para>
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<para>
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To reindex the table <literal>foo</literal> and the index
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<literal>bar</literal> in a database named <literal>abcd</literal>:
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<screen>
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<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>reindexdb --table foo --index bar abcd</userinput>
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</screen></para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<simplelist type="inline">
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<member><xref linkend="sql-reindex"></member>
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</simplelist>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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