Reorder pg_ctl promote after pg_ctl status

Since start/stop/restart/reload/status is a kind of standard command
set, it seems odd to insert the special-purpose "promote" in between
the closely related "restart" and "reload".  So put it after "status"
in code and documentation.

Put the documentation of the -U option in some sensible place.

Rewrite the synopsis sentence in help and documentation to make it
less of a growing mouthful.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
index 36d7200cb4c76fed8a512ae86da5adc9db63f9e9..ba2646c4c441110d16cff433f9ba6486d2728354 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_ctl-ref.sgml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>pg_ctl</refname>
-  <refpurpose>initialize, start, stop, or restart a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>initialize, start, stop, or control a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <indexterm zone="app-pg-ctl">
@@ -77,21 +77,21 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
 
   <cmdsynopsis>
    <command>pg_ctl</command>
-   <arg choice="plain">promote</arg>
+   <arg choice="plain">reload</arg>
    <arg>-s</arg>
    <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
   </cmdsynopsis>
 
   <cmdsynopsis>
    <command>pg_ctl</command>
-   <arg choice="plain">reload</arg>
-   <arg>-s</arg>
+   <arg choice="plain">status</arg>
    <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
   </cmdsynopsis>
 
   <cmdsynopsis>
    <command>pg_ctl</command>
-   <arg choice="plain">status</arg>
+   <arg choice="plain">promote</arg>
+   <arg>-s</arg>
    <arg>-D <replaceable>datadir</replaceable></arg>
   </cmdsynopsis>
 
@@ -190,12 +190,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
    command-line options.
   </para>
 
-  <para>
-   In <option>promote</option> mode, the standby server that is
-   running in the specified data directory is commanded to exit
-   recovery and begin read-write operations.
-  </para>
-
   <para>
    <option>reload</option> mode simply sends the
    <command>postgres</command> process a <systemitem>SIGHUP</>
@@ -213,6 +207,12 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
    displayed.
   </para>
 
+  <para>
+   In <option>promote</option> mode, the standby server that is
+   running in the specified data directory is commanded to exit
+   recovery and begin read-write operations.
+  </para>
+
   <para>
    <option>kill</option> mode allows you to send a signal to a specified
     process.  This is particularly valuable for <productname>Microsoft Windows</>
@@ -396,16 +396,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
 
-    <varlistentry>
-     <term><option>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
-     <listitem>
-      <para>
-       User name for the user to start the service. For domain users, use the
-       format <literal>DOMAIN\username</literal>.
-      </para>
-     </listitem>
-    </varlistentry>
-
     <varlistentry>
      <term><option>-P <replaceable class="parameter">password</replaceable></option></term>
      <listitem>
@@ -426,6 +416,16 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><option>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       User name for the user to start the service. For domain users, use the
+       format <literal>DOMAIN\username</literal>.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </refsect2>
 

diff --git a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
index c4b8f15f6581a0826b5ce6fbc6f338b21bd0ae6a..e203c1299d03a3272ade1dfd924f59c16ca58906 100644 (file)
--- a/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ typedef enum
    START_COMMAND,
    STOP_COMMAND,
    RESTART_COMMAND,
-   PROMOTE_COMMAND,
    RELOAD_COMMAND,
    STATUS_COMMAND,
+   PROMOTE_COMMAND,
    KILL_COMMAND,
    REGISTER_COMMAND,
    UNREGISTER_COMMAND,
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ static void do_init(void);
 static void do_start(void);
 static void do_stop(void);
 static void do_restart(void);
-static void do_promote(void);
 static void do_reload(void);
 static void do_status(void);
+static void do_promote(void);
 static void do_kill(pgpid_t pid);
 static void print_msg(const char *msg);
 
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ do_stop(void)
 
 
 /*
- * restart/promote/reload routines
+ * restart/reload routines
  */
 
 static void
@@ -1018,6 +1018,43 @@ do_restart(void)
    do_start();
 }
 
+static void
+do_reload(void)
+{
+   pgpid_t     pid;
+
+   pid = get_pgpid();
+   if (pid == 0)               /* no pid file */
+   {
+       write_stderr(_("%s: PID file \"%s\" does not exist\n"), progname, pid_file);
+       write_stderr(_("Is server running?\n"));
+       exit(1);
+   }
+   else if (pid < 0)           /* standalone backend, not postmaster */
+   {
+       pid = -pid;
+       write_stderr(_("%s: cannot reload server; "
+                      "single-user server is running (PID: %ld)\n"),
+                    progname, pid);
+       write_stderr(_("Please terminate the single-user server and try again.\n"));
+       exit(1);
+   }
+
+   if (kill((pid_t) pid, sig) != 0)
+   {
+       write_stderr(_("%s: could not send reload signal (PID: %ld): %s\n"),
+                    progname, pid, strerror(errno));
+       exit(1);
+   }
+
+   print_msg(_("server signaled\n"));
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * promote
+ */
+
 static void
 do_promote(void)
 {
@@ -1079,38 +1116,6 @@ do_promote(void)
 }
 
 
-static void
-do_reload(void)
-{
-   pgpid_t     pid;
-
-   pid = get_pgpid();
-   if (pid == 0)               /* no pid file */
-   {
-       write_stderr(_("%s: PID file \"%s\" does not exist\n"), progname, pid_file);
-       write_stderr(_("Is server running?\n"));
-       exit(1);
-   }
-   else if (pid < 0)           /* standalone backend, not postmaster */
-   {
-       pid = -pid;
-       write_stderr(_("%s: cannot reload server; "
-                      "single-user server is running (PID: %ld)\n"),
-                    progname, pid);
-       write_stderr(_("Please terminate the single-user server and try again.\n"));
-       exit(1);
-   }
-
-   if (kill((pid_t) pid, sig) != 0)
-   {
-       write_stderr(_("%s: could not send reload signal (PID: %ld): %s\n"),
-                    progname, pid, strerror(errno));
-       exit(1);
-   }
-
-   print_msg(_("server signaled\n"));
-}
-
 /*
  * utility routines
  */
@@ -1732,17 +1737,16 @@ do_advice(void)
 static void
 do_help(void)
 {
-   printf(_("%s is a utility to start, stop, restart, promote, reload configuration files,\n"
-            "report the status of a PostgreSQL server, or signal a PostgreSQL process.\n\n"), progname);
+   printf(_("%s is a utility to initialize, start, stop, or control a PostgreSQL server.\n\n"), progname);
    printf(_("Usage:\n"));
    printf(_("  %s init[db]               [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-o \"OPTIONS\"]\n"), progname);
    printf(_("  %s start   [-w] [-t SECS] [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-l FILENAME] [-o \"OPTIONS\"]\n"), progname);
    printf(_("  %s stop    [-W] [-t SECS] [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-m SHUTDOWN-MODE]\n"), progname);
    printf(_("  %s restart [-w] [-t SECS] [-D DATADIR] [-s] [-m SHUTDOWN-MODE]\n"
             "                 [-o \"OPTIONS\"]\n"), progname);
-   printf(_("  %s promote [-D DATADIR] [-s]\n"), progname);
    printf(_("  %s reload  [-D DATADIR] [-s]\n"), progname);
    printf(_("  %s status  [-D DATADIR]\n"), progname);
+   printf(_("  %s promote [-D DATADIR] [-s]\n"), progname);
    printf(_("  %s kill    SIGNALNAME PID\n"), progname);
 #if defined(WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
    printf(_("  %s register   [-N SERVICENAME] [-U USERNAME] [-P PASSWORD] [-D DATADIR]\n"
@@ -2066,12 +2070,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                ctl_command = STOP_COMMAND;
            else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "restart") == 0)
                ctl_command = RESTART_COMMAND;
-           else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "promote") == 0)
-               ctl_command = PROMOTE_COMMAND;
            else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "reload") == 0)
                ctl_command = RELOAD_COMMAND;
            else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "status") == 0)
                ctl_command = STATUS_COMMAND;
+           else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "promote") == 0)
+               ctl_command = PROMOTE_COMMAND;
            else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "kill") == 0)
            {
                if (argc - optind < 3)
@@ -2174,12 +2178,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
        case RESTART_COMMAND:
            do_restart();
            break;
-       case PROMOTE_COMMAND:
-           do_promote();
-           break;
        case RELOAD_COMMAND:
            do_reload();
            break;
+       case PROMOTE_COMMAND:
+           do_promote();
+           break;
        case KILL_COMMAND:
            do_kill(killproc);
            break;