Re: No doc pg_ctl runservice verb

From: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: rdbingham(at)verizon(dot)net
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: No doc pg_ctl runservice verb
Date: 2017-01-28 06:39:22
Message-ID: CAB7nPqQV+sCxoYW0h6fD_37_Hu+dV-hRV_gzHgoen4meF9Oqpw@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 5:52 AM, <rdbingham(at)verizon(dot)net> wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
>
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/static/app-pg-ctl.html
> Description:
>
> docs/9.6/static/app-pg-ctl.html does not mention the &#39;runservice&#39; verb.
> While this verb is presumably used only in specialized contexts (at least as
> part of a Windows service registration if not other OS choices) I suggest it
> should be explained somewhere as that explanation would help with an admin
> understanding any behavior model diffs to the &#39;start&#39; verb.

That's on purpose. As the runservice option ise used internally by
pg_ctl register, there is no point to expose it in the docs.
--
Michael

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