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<title><filename>adminpack</filename> Functions</title>

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<row><entry>Name</entry> <entry>Return Type</entry> <entry>Description</entry>

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<entry><function>pg_catalog.pg_file_write(filename text, data text, append boolean)</function></entry>

<entry><type>bigint</type></entry>

<entry>

Write, or append to, a text file

</entry>

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<entry><function>pg_catalog.pg_file_sync(filename text)</function></entry>

<entry><type>void</type></entry>

<entry>

Flush a file or directory to disk

</entry>

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<entry><function>pg_catalog.pg_file_rename(oldname text, newname text <optional>, archivename text</optional>)</function></entry>

<entry><type>boolean</type></entry>

<entry>

Rename a file

</entry>

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<entry><function>pg_catalog.pg_file_unlink(filename text)</function></entry>

<entry><type>boolean</type></entry>

<entry>

Remove a file

</entry>

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<entry><function>pg_catalog.pg_logdir_ls()</function></entry>

<entry><type>setof record</type></entry>

<entry>

List the log files in the <varname>log_directory</varname> directory

</entry>

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<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">

Function

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<para>

Description

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<function>pg_catalog.pg_file_write</function> ( <parameter>filename</parameter> <type>text</type>, <parameter>data</parameter> <type>text</type>, <parameter>append</parameter> <type>boolean</type> )

<returnvalue>bigint</returnvalue>

</para>

<para>

Writes, or appends to, a text file.

</para></entry>

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<function>pg_catalog.pg_file_sync</function> ( <parameter>filename</parameter> <type>text</type> )

<returnvalue>void</returnvalue>

</para>

<para>

Flushes a file or directory to disk.

</para></entry>

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<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">

<function>pg_catalog.pg_file_rename</function> ( <parameter>oldname</parameter> <type>text</type>, <parameter>newname</parameter> <type>text</type> <optional>, <parameter>archivename</parameter> <type>text</type> </optional> )

<returnvalue>boolean</returnvalue>

</para>

<para>

Renames a file.

</para></entry>

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<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">

<function>pg_catalog.pg_file_unlink</function> ( <parameter>filename</parameter> <type>text</type> )

<returnvalue>boolean</returnvalue>

</para>

<para>

Removes a file.

</para></entry>

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<entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">

<function>pg_catalog.pg_logdir_ls</function> ()

<returnvalue>setof record</returnvalue>

</para>

<para>

Lists the log files in the <varname>log_directory</varname> directory.

</para></entry>

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