REINDEXDB(1)                      PostgreSQL Client Applications                     REINDEXDB(1)



NAME
       reindexdb - reindex a PostgreSQL database


SYNOPSIS
       reindexdb  [  connection-option...  ]  [ --table | -t table  ]  [ --index | -i index  ]  [
       dbname ]

       reindexdb [ connection-option... ]  [ --all | -a ]

       reindexdb [ connection-option... ]  [ --system | -s ]  [ dbname ]

DESCRIPTION
       reindexdb is a utility for rebuilding indexes in a PostgreSQL database.

       reindexdb is a wrapper around the SQL command REINDEX [reindex(7)].  There is no effective
       difference between reindexing databases via this utility and via other methods for access-
       ing the server.

OPTIONS
       reindexdb accepts the following command-line arguments:

       -a

       --all  Reindex all databases.

       -s

       --system
              Reindex database's system catalogs.

       -t table

       --table table
              Reindex table only.

       -i index

       --index index
              Recreate index only.

       [-d] dbname

       [--dbname] dbname
              Specifies the name of the database to be reindexed.  If this is not  specified  and
              -a  (or --all) is not used, the database name is read from the environment variable
              PGDATABASE. If that is not set, the user name specified for the connection is used.

       -e

       --echo Echo the commands that reindexdb generates and sends to the server.

       -q

       --quiet
              Do not display a response.


       reindexdb also accepts the following command-line arguments for connection parameters:

       -h host

       --host host
              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 port

       --port port
              Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket  file  extension  on  which  the
              server is listening for connections.

       -U username

       --username username
              User name to connect as.

       -W

       --password
              Force password prompt.


ENVIRONMENT
       PGDATABASE

       PGHOST

       PGPORT

       PGUSER Default connection parameters

       This  utility,  like  most other PostgreSQL utilities, also uses the environment variables
       supported by libpq (see in the documentation).


DIAGNOSTICS
       In case of difficulty, see REINDEX [reindex(7)] and psql(1) 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  libpq  front-
       end library will apply.

NOTES
       reindexdb might need to connect several times to the PostgreSQL server, asking for a pass-
       word each time. It is convenient to have a ~/.pgpass file in such cases. See in the  docu-
       mentation for more information.

EXAMPLES
       To reindex the database test:

       $ reindexdb test


       To reindex the table foo and the index bar in a database named abcd:

       $ reindexdb --table foo --index bar abcd


SEE ALSO
       REINDEX [reindex(7)]



Application                                 2009-12-09                               REINDEXDB(1)