Re: [GENERAL] Using psql on command line

From: Jeremiah Davis <jdavis(at)gaslightmedia(dot)com>
To: Brian <signal(at)shreve(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Using psql on command line
Date: 1998-09-04 15:20:47
Message-ID: Pine.3.89.9809041111.A5630-0100000@onramp.freeway.net
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you should look at the manual for psql.. thats what I just did.. looks
like it would be something like this..

psql -c vacuum <tablename> -d dbName

if you can't find the man file... try the postgres home page.
(www.postgresql.org) or look in pgsql/man/man1/ on your local system...

On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Brian wrote:

> I would like to run a cron job nightly to vaccuum a few databases, but how
> do you execute from just a command line? I tried like:
>
> psql mydb < vacuum
> psql mydb | vacuum
>
> etc.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Brian
>
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