.. _pgagent:

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`pgAgent`:index:
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pgAgent is a job scheduling agent for Postgres databases, capable of running multi-step batch or shell scripts and SQL tasks on complex schedules.

pgAgent is distributed independently of pgAdmin.  You can download pgAgent from the `download area <http://www.pgadmin.org/download>`_ of the pgAdmin website.

Contents:

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   using_pgagent
   pgagent_install
   pgagent_jobs