Re: how do I clear a page, or set an item in a page to

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Eric Parusel <lists(at)globalrelay(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: how do I clear a page, or set an item in a page to
Date: 2005-03-21 19:48:16
Message-ID: 1317.1111434496@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Eric Parusel <lists(at)globalrelay(dot)net> writes:
> ok, I can dd, if=/dev/zero of=base/dbnum/tablenum, but how do I figure
> how where and how much to write over?
> Is there an easy to see or calculate offset value for a particular page
> number? (28393)

dd bs=8k seek=28393 count=1

regards, tom lane

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