> That's what I was thinking to do, but how do I distinguish between the databases ? The datadir/base seems have
directorieswhose names are numbers.
Use pg_database_size function to get the size of DB.
You can create a plpgsql function, which you can schedule using pgagent
Or
If you are writing Bash script capture the return value of pg_database_size function, in some variable and perform
vacuum.
Thanks & Regards,
Vibhor Kumar (PCP & OCP)
ITIL V3 Cerftified.
On 05-Apr-2010, at 9:38 AM, Nilesh Govindarajan wrote:
> On 04/05/10 08:54, Scott Marlowe wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 8:21 PM, Nilesh Govindarajan<lists@itech7.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I wish to execute VACUUM FULL when DB touches a specific size. How to do it
>>> ?
>>>
>>> I'm aware about the caveats of VACUUM FULL.
>>>
>>
>> Write a bash script that cds to the data dir and runs du -s, grabs the
>> value, and if it's over a certain size then run vacuum full.
>
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