I understand that, but i still really need some kind of reference on
what files do what. Does anything of that sort exist?
thanks!
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On May 1, 2004, at 5:01 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Alexander Cohen wrote:
>> Im looking to remove everyth9ing that is not absolutely necessary in
>> the pgsql folder of my postgres server. Is there anyplace i can find
>> information on what all the files in lib, share and bin are for? Im
>> looking for somewhere or someone that can explain what each file
>> contained in those folders is used for. I am experimenting already
>> but i dont want to miss anything. Thanks.
>
> If you use a packaging system (e.g., RPM, Debian) then you would have
> several subpackages that contain only the files you need for specific
> tasks. (If you don't, download the packages anyway to find out how the
> files are split up.) Manually deleting particular files is a risky
> process, and it depends on your configuration options, operating
> system, and what you want to do with the system later on. I would
> advise against it, since no one is going to want to help you later on
> if it turns out that you have manually butchered your system.
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