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<command>pg_ctl</command>

<arg choice="plain">start</arg>

<arg>-w</arg>

<arg>-s</arg>

<arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>

<arg>-l <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>

<arg>-o <replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>

<command>pg_ctl</command>

<arg choice="plain">stop</arg>

<arg>-W</arg>

<arg>-s</arg>

<arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>

<arg>-m

<group choice="plain">

<command>pg_ctl</command>

<arg choice="plain">restart</arg>

<arg>-w</arg>

<arg>-s</arg>

<arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>

<arg>-m

<group choice="plain">

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>-s</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Only print errors, no informational messages.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</para>

</refsect2>