PG Squeeze ========== PG Squeeze (``pg_squeeze`` ) is an extension released as open source software under the PostgreSQL License. ``pg_squeeze`` removes unused space from a table and optionally sorts tuples according to a particular index (as if a ``CLUSTER`` command were executed concurrently with regular reads and writes). In fact, ``pg_squeeze`` tries to replace the ``pg_repack`` extension. While providing very similar functionality, ``pg_squeeze`` takes a different approach by: - Implementing functionality solely on the server side. This approach makes both configuration and use simpler than ``pg_repack`` , which uses both server- and client-side code. Server-side implementation also allows for smooth implementation of unattended processing using background workers. - Using recent improvements of the PostgreSQL database server. Most notably, besides the use of background workers, ``pg_squeeze`` uses logical decode instead of triggers to capture concurrent changes. For more information about ``pg_squeeze`` , see: - :ref:`Installing pg_squeeze ` - :ref:`Configuring pg_squeeze ` - :ref:`Using pg_squeeze ` .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 3 rel_notes--index installing configuring using