From ca968791e3425c8ee6eb01f8c729c07e76fbbee1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Treat <xzilla@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 09:54:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Clean up pg_ctl commands (#3817)

- fix command syntax for pg_ctl start
- re-arrange commands into a more natural flow
- add command for reloading the config without restart
---
 pages/common/pg_ctl.md | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pages/common/pg_ctl.md b/pages/common/pg_ctl.md
index a5773598b..b8141c0b5 100644
--- a/pages/common/pg_ctl.md
+++ b/pages/common/pg_ctl.md
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 > Utility for controlling a PostgreSQL server and database cluster.
 > More information: <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pg-ctl.html>.
 
-- Start a PostgreSQL server:
-
-`pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} -l {{log_file_name}}`
-
-- Initialize a PostgreSQL database cluster:
+- Initialize a new PostgreSQL database cluster:
 
 `pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} init`
 
+- Start a PostgreSQL server:
+
+`pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} start`
+
 - Stop a PostgreSQL server:
 
 `pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} stop`
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@
 - Restart a PostgreSQL server:
 
 `pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} restart`
+
+- Reload the PostgreSQL server configuration:
+
+`pg_ctl -D {{data_directory}} reload`