Re: Contrib reindex script:
Jason Earl <jason.earl@simplot.com>
From: Jason Earl <jason.earl@simplot.com>
To: Shaun Thomas <sthomas@townnews.com>
Cc: PostgreSQL general list <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Date: 2002-05-07T18:45:44Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Shaun Thomas <sthomas@townnews.com> writes: > I modeled this after the vacuumdb script that is distributed in the > postgresql-base distribution. It can reindex a whole database, specific > tables, or just a single index. Being as we've had so much trouble with > things growing out of control, and the group seems to have tracked it > down to indexes, here it is. > > I don't understand why we have a vacuumdb script, but not a reindex > script, considering the fact that vacuum doesn't clean up indexes. > > Anyway, I didn't bother to comment it, I just copied vacuumdb and > changed relevant parts. It's not pretty, but it works. Maybe later > I'll produce one that doesn't look like it was coughed up by a robot. Hey thanks, I was just wondering if such a thing were available. How has your migration to 7.2? Are you still have problems with the database growing out of control? Jason