[postgres@cntd1952 ~]$ pg_ctl start
postmaster starting
[postgres@cntd1952 ~]$ LOG: database system was shut down at 2006-12-25 21:44:01 JST
(中略)
LOG: transaction ID wrap limit is 2147484146, limited by database "postgres"
[postgres@cntd1952 ~]$ psql   ← PostgreSQLとの対話式プログラム。Oracleのsqlplusのようなもの
Welcome to psql 8.1.5, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
       \h for help with SQL commands
       \? for help with psql commands
       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
       \q to quit

postgres=# \q   ← psqlの終了は、\q

[postgres@cntd1952 ~]$ pg_ctl stop   ← インストールを継続するのでPostgreSQLを終了
waiting for postmaster to shut down.... done
postmaster stopped