postgresql-upgrade - Man Page

manual page for postgresql-upgrade 8.9

Synopsis

postgresql-upgrade [--upgrade-from=ID] DATADIR

Description

Wrapper script for pg_upgrade.  It has pre-configured pg_upgrade options and environment variables.

Options

--upgrade-ids

Print list of available IDs of upgrade scenarios to standard output.

--upgrade-from=ID

Specify id "old" postgresql stack to upgrade from.  List of available IDs can be listed by --upgrade-ids.  Default is 'postgresql'.

Other options

--help

show this help

--version

show version of this package

Environment

PGSETUP_INITDB_OPTIONS

Options carried by this variable are passed to subsequent call of `initdb` binary (see man initdb(1)).  This variable is used also during 'upgrade' mode because the new cluster is actually re-initialized from the old one.

PGSETUP_PGUPGRADE_OPTIONS

Options in this variable are passed next to the subsequent call of `pg_upgrade`.  For more info about possible options please look at man pg_upgrade(1).

Built against PostgreSQL version 17.0.

Info

October 2024 postgresql-upgrade 8.9