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Using Vacuumdb in PostgreSQL

I read in the PostgreSQL docs that vacuumdb or vacuum should be used on the databases every day. I have been running it manually the last couple of days and it has made a difference on query response times. I highly recommend using it. To vacuum on...

I read in the PostgreSQL docs that vacuumdb or vacuum should be used on the databases every day. I have been running it manually the last couple of days and it has made a difference on query response times. I highly recommend using it.

To vacuum one database from the command line.

vacuumdb -d MyDB -v  -z -U postgres

To vacuum one database from the command line.

vacuumdb -a -v  -z -U postgres

-d = database name -v = verbose output -z = analyze -U = username -a = vacuum all databases

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