pg_ctl
pg_ctl
TLDR
Initialize a new PostgreSQL database cluster
$ pg_ctl -D [data_directory] init
Start a PostgreSQL server
$ pg_ctl -D [data_directory] start
Stop a PostgreSQL server
$ pg_ctl -D [data_directory] stop
Restart a PostgreSQL server
$ pg_ctl -D [data_directory] restart
Reload the PostgreSQL server configuration
$ pg_ctl -D [data_directory] reload
