createlang

Name

createlang -- Add a new programming language to a PostgreSQL database

Synopsis

createlang [connection-options] [langname] [dbname]
createlang [connection-options] --list | -l [dbname]

Inputs

-d, --dbname dbname

Specifies which database the language should be added.

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.

-l, --list

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

Connection Options

-h, --host host

Specifies the hostname of the machine on which the postmaster is running. If host begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the UNIX domain socket.

-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 the respective SQL commands for details. Check also under psql for more possibilities.

Description

createlang is a utility for adding a new programming language to a PostgreSQL database. createlang currently accepts several languages, plpgsql, pltcl, pltclu, and plperl.

Although backend programming languages can be added directly using several SQL commands, it is recommended that you use createlang because it performs a number of checks and is much easier to use.

Usage

To install pltcl into the database template1:
$ createlang pltcl template1