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postgres-startup.md

start up postgres after your computer shits the bed and you don't know why it won't start.

cat /usr/local/var/postgres/postmaster.pid
kill 455      # top line of postmaster.pid output
postgres -D /usr/local/var/postgres    # will output some error but stuff works now (shrug)
psql -U ryan test
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