NAME

       pg_dropcluster - completely delete a PostgreSQL cluster

SYNOPSIS

       pg_dropcluster [--stop] cluster-version cluster-name

DESCRIPTION

       This program removes all files that belong to a given PostgreSQL cluster; that includes
       the data, wal, and tablespace directories, the log file, and all configuration files that
       were created by pg_createcluster(1). If the configuration directory
       (/etc/postgresql/version/cluster) is empty after this, it is removed as well.  An empty
       socket directory other than /var/run/postgresql or /tmp is also removed.

       Usually a cluster which still has a running server attached will not be deleted. To
       override this, the --stop option forces a server shutdown before the files are removed.

SEE ALSO

       pg_createcluster(1), pg_ctlcluster(1)

AUTHOR

       Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>