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postgres [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]

postgres [ -B <replaceable class="parameter">nBuffers</replaceable> ] [ -C ] [ -D <replaceable class="parameter">DataDir</replaceable> ] [ -E ] [ -F ]

[ -O ] [ -Q ] [ -S <replaceable class="parameter">SortSize</replaceable> ] [ -d [ <replaceable class="parameter">DebugLevel</replaceable> ] ] [ -e ]

[ -O ] [ -P ] [ -Q ] [ -S <replaceable class="parameter">SortSize</replaceable> ] [ -d [ <replaceable class="parameter">DebugLevel</replaceable> ] ] [ -e ]

[ -o ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">OutputFile</replaceable> ] [ -s ] [ -v <replaceable class="parameter">protocol</replaceable> ] [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]

</synopsis>

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<term>-P</term>

<listitem>

<para>

Ignore system indexes to scan/update system tuples. Reindex command

for system table/indexes requires this option. System tables are

typically those with a leading "pg_" in the table name.

</para>

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</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>

<term>-Q</term>

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