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From: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:52:20 -0700
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Subject: Re: How to check completeness of installation
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On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 1:59=E2=80=AFAM Subramanian,Ramachandran <
ramachandran.subramanian@alte-leipziger.de> wrote:

> I am new to postgres and do not have a complete list of executables that
> are expected to be present.
>
>
>
>    1. Is there any command or method with which we as DBAs can check for
>    completeness of installation.
>
>
Read the documentation for the version you have installed.  It includes
reference pages for the various binaries that get produced.

David J.

p.s., maybe consider not including that signature for emails to a public
mailing list...especially when you reply without trimming out unnecessary
content.  We prefer inline or bottom-posting on these lists.

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