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.IX Title "PG_DROPCLUSTER 1"
.TH PG_DROPCLUSTER 1 2024-04-15 Debian "Debian PostgreSQL infrastructure"
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.SH NAME
pg_dropcluster \- completely delete a PostgreSQL cluster
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBpg_dropcluster\fR [\fB\-\-stop\fR] \fIcluster-version\fR \fIcluster-name\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This program removes all files that belong to a given PostgreSQL cluster; that
includes the data, wal, and tablespace directories, the log file, and all configuration files that
were created by \fBpg_createcluster\fR\|(1). If the configuration directory
(\f(CW\*(C`/etc/postgresql/\*(C'\fR\fIversion\fR\f(CW\*(C`/\*(C'\fR\fIcluster\fR) is empty after this, it is
removed as well.
An empty socket directory other than \fB/var/run/postgresql\fR or \fB/tmp\fR is
also removed.
.PP
Usually a cluster which still has a running server attached will not be
deleted. To override this, the \fB\-\-stop\fR option forces a server shutdown
before the files are removed.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fBpg_createcluster\fR\|(1), \fBpg_ctlcluster\fR\|(1)
.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>