createlang

Inputs

createlang accepts the following command line arguments:

langname

Specifies the name of the backend programming language to be defined. createlang will prompt for langname if it is not specified on the command line.

[-d, --dbname] dbname

Specifies to which database the language should be added.

-l, --list

Shows a list of already installed languages in the target database (which must be specified).

createlang also accepts the following command line arguments for connection parameters:

-h, --host host

Specifies the hostname of the machine on which the postmaster is running.

-p, --port port

Specifies the Internet TCP/IP port or local Unix domain socket file extension on which the postmaster is listening for connections.

-U, --username username

Username to connect as.

-W, --password

Force password prompt.

Outputs

Most error messages are self-explanatory. If not, run createlang with the --echo option and see under the respective SQL command for details. Check also under psql for more possibilities.