Re: Contrib reindex script:

Shaun Thomas <sthomas(at)townnews(dot)com> writes:

> I modeled this after the vacuumdb script that is distributed in the
> postgresql-base distribution. It can reindex a whole database, specific
> tables, or just a single index. Being as we've had so much trouble with
> things growing out of control, and the group seems to have tracked it
> down to indexes, here it is.
>
> I don't understand why we have a vacuumdb script, but not a reindex
> script, considering the fact that vacuum doesn't clean up indexes.
>
> Anyway, I didn't bother to comment it, I just copied vacuumdb and
> changed relevant parts. It's not pretty, but it works. Maybe later
> I'll produce one that doesn't look like it was coughed up by a robot.

Hey thanks, I was just wondering if such a thing were available.

How has your migration to 7.2? Are you still have problems with the
database growing out of control?

Jason