reindexdb — reindex a PostgreSQL database
reindexdb [connection-option...] [option...]  
    [
       --schema  |   -S  
     schema
    ]
   ...   
    [
       --table  |   -t  
     table
    ]
   ...   
    [
       --index  |   -i  
     index
    ]
   ...  [dbname]
reindexdb [connection-option...] [option...]   --all  |   -a  
reindexdb [connection-option...] [option...]   --system  |   -s   [dbname]
reindexdb is a utility for rebuilding indexes in a PostgreSQL database.
reindexdb is a wrapper around the SQL command REINDEX. There is no effective difference between reindexing databases via this utility and via other methods for accessing the server.
reindexdb accepts the following command-line arguments:
-a--allReindex all databases.
--concurrently
        Use the CONCURRENTLY option.  See REINDEX for further information.
       
[-d] dbname[--dbname=]dbname
        Specifies the name of the database to be reindexed.
        If this is not specified and -a (or
        --all) is not used, the database name is read
        from the environment variable PGDATABASE.  If
        that is not set, the user name specified for the connection is
        used.
       
-e--echoEcho the commands that reindexdb generates and sends to the server.
-i index--index=index
        Recreate index only.
        Multiple indexes can be recreated by writing multiple
        -i switches.
       
-q--quietDo not display progress messages.
-s--systemReindex database's system catalogs.
-S schema--schema=schema
        Reindex schema only.
        Multiple schemas can be reindexed by writing multiple
        -S switches.
       
-t table--table=table
        Reindex table only.
        Multiple tables can be reindexed by writing multiple
        -t switches.
       
-v--verbosePrint detailed information during processing.
-V--versionPrint the reindexdb version and exit.
-?--helpShow help about reindexdb command line arguments, and exit.
reindexdb also accepts the following command-line arguments for connection parameters:
-h host--host=hostSpecifies the host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix domain socket.
-p port--port=portSpecifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the server is listening for connections.
-U username--username=usernameUser name to connect as.
-w--no-password
        Never issue a password prompt.  If the server requires
        password authentication and a password is not available by
        other means such as a .pgpass file, the
        connection attempt will fail.  This option can be useful in
        batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a
        password.
       
-W--passwordForce reindexdb to prompt for a password before connecting to a database.
        This option is never essential, since
        reindexdb will automatically prompt
        for a password if the server demands password authentication.
        However, reindexdb will waste a
        connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password.
        In some cases it is worth typing -W to avoid the extra
        connection attempt.
       
--maintenance-db=dbname
         Specifies the name of the database to connect to discover what other
         databases should be reindexed. If not specified, the
         postgres database will be used,
         and if that does not exist, template1 will be used.
       
PGDATABASEPGHOSTPGPORTPGUSERDefault connection parameters
PG_COLOR
      Specifies whether to use color in diagnostic messages. Possible values
      are always, auto and
      never.
     
This utility, like most other PostgreSQL utilities, also uses the environment variables supported by libpq (see Section 33.14).
In case of difficulty, see REINDEX and psql for discussions of potential problems and error messages. The database server must be running at the targeted host. Also, any default connection settings and environment variables used by the libpq front-end library will apply.
   reindexdb might need to connect several
   times to the PostgreSQL server, asking
   for a password each time. It is convenient to have a
   ~/.pgpass file in such cases. See Section 33.15 for more information.
  
    To reindex the database test:
$reindexdb test
    To reindex the table foo and the index
    bar in a database named abcd:
$reindexdb --table=foo --index=bar abcd