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1. pg_ctl init doc bug

   Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler@timbira.com> — 2010-11-09T14:06:55Z

   Hi,
   
   While executing the following command I got:
   
   $ pg_ctl init -D /tmp/foo -o "-N 11"
   /home/euler/pg/bin/initdb: invalid option -- N
   Try "initdb --help" for more information.
   pg_ctl: database system initialization failed
   
   I tried "-N 11" (postgres option) after looking at the manual but the -o
   option only accept initdb options so I think there is a documentation bug.
   Patch is attached.
   
   While at it, is it worth adding a pg_ctl init example?
   
   
   -- 
     Euler Taveira de Oliveira
     http://www.timbira.com/
   

2. Re: pg_ctl init doc bug

   Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> — 2010-11-09T18:07:17Z

   Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler@timbira.com> writes:
   > I tried "-N 11" (postgres option) after looking at the manual but the -o
   > option only accept initdb options so I think there is a documentation bug.
   > Patch is attached.
   
   Yeah, the init option was squeezed in later with only minimal attention
   to documentation.  Agree with your idea of treating its -o option as
   taking a different kind of argument.  Will apply.
   
   			regards, tom lane