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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:43:41 +0200
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Subject: Re: No documentation on how pg_ctl is installed
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On 23.04.24 14:40, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
> 
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/app-pg-ctl.html
> Description:
> 
> I have used postgresql@14 for several years and have always used pg_ctl to
> start the postgres server, check status etc.
> 
> I tried upgrading to postgresql@15 with the command brew install
> postgresql@15 on a Mac from Terminal and pg_ctl is apparently not installed.
> The Documentation page for pg_ctl goes into all kinds of detail about the
> utility, the options to use, etc. but NOTHING about how it is installed,
> troubleshooting when it doesn't work or when it is not found. Google
> searches yield very little information also.

I see pg_ctl in the normal package-specific bin directory, e.g., 
/usr/local/opt/postgresql@15/bin/pg_ctl or 
/opt/homebrew/opt/postgresql@15/bin/pg_ctl.