pg_ctl
Utility for controlling a PostgreSQL server and database cluster. tldr-pages
On several platforms
Several platforms
Initialize a new PostgreSQL database cluster
pg_ctl --pgdata data_directory initIdentifyStart a PostgreSQL server
pg_ctl --pgdata data_directory startIdentifyStop a PostgreSQL server
pg_ctl --pgdata data_directory stopIdentifyRestart a PostgreSQL server
pg_ctl --pgdata data_directory restartIdentifyReload the PostgreSQL server configuration
pg_ctl --pgdata data_directory reloadIdentify