Alexander Cohen wrote: > Has anyone attempted to write a version of pg_ctl in C code? Is it in > the works anywhere? Someone attempted, but never completed it a few months ago, so no, no one is working on it right now. Use initdb.c as an example. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org