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doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivexlog.sgml
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PostgreSQL documentation
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<refentry id="app-pgreceivexlog">
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<indexterm zone="app-pgreceivexlog">
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<primary>pg_receivexlog</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>pg_receivexlog</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>pg_receivexlog</refname>
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<refpurpose>stream transaction logs from a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>pg_receivexlog</command>
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<arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>option</></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>
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Description
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</title>
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<para>
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<application>pg_receivexlog</application> is used to stream transaction log
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from a running <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> cluster. The transaction
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log is streamed using the streaming replication protocol, and is written
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to a local directory of files. This directory can be used as the archive
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location for doing a restore using point-in-time recovery (see
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<xref linkend="continuous-archiving">).
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>pg_receivexlog</application> streams the transaction
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log in real time as it's being generated on the server, and does not wait
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for segments to complete like <xref linkend="guc-archive-command"> does.
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For this reason, it is not necessary to set
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<xref linkend="guc-archive-timeout"> when using
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<application>pg_receivexlog</application>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Unlike the standby's WAL receiver, <application>pg_receivexlog</>
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flushes WAL data only when WAL file is closed, by default.
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<literal>--synchronous</> option must be specified to flush WAL data
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in real time and ensure it's safely flushed to disk.
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</para>
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<para>
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The transaction log is streamed over a regular
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> connection, and uses the replication
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protocol. The connection must be made with a superuser or a user
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having <literal>REPLICATION</literal> permissions (see
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<xref linkend="role-attributes">), and <filename>pg_hba.conf</filename>
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must explicitly permit the replication connection. The server must also be
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configured with <xref linkend="guc-max-wal-senders"> set high enough to
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leave at least one session available for the stream.
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</para>
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<para>
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If the connection is lost, or if it cannot be initially established,
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with a non-fatal error, <application>pg_receivexlog</application> will
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retry the connection indefinitely, and reestablish streaming as soon
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as possible. To avoid this behavior, use the <literal>-n</literal>
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parameter.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Options</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-D <replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--directory=<replaceable class="parameter">directory</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Directory to write the output to.
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</para>
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<para>
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This parameter is required.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-n</option></term>
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<term><option>--no-loop</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Don't loop on connection errors. Instead, exit right away with
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an error.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-s <replaceable class="parameter">interval</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--status-interval=<replaceable class="parameter">interval</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the number of seconds between status packets sent back to the
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server. This allows for easier monitoring of the progress from server.
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A value of zero disables the periodic status updates completely,
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although an update will still be sent when requested by the server, to
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avoid timeout disconnect. The default value is 10 seconds.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-S <replaceable>slotname</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--slot=<replaceable class="parameter">slotname</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Require <application>pg_receivexlog</application> to use an existing
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replication slot (see <xref linkend="streaming-replication-slots">).
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When this option is used, <application>pg_receivexlog</> will report
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a flush position to the server, indicating when each segment has been
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synchronized to disk so that the server can remove that segment if it
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is not otherwise needed. <literal>--synchronous</literal> option must
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be specified when making <application>pg_receivexlog</> run as
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synchronous standby by using replication slot. Otherwise WAL data
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cannot be flushed frequently enough for this to work correctly.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--synchronous</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Flush the WAL data to disk immediately after it has been received. Also
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send a status packet back to the server immediately after flushing,
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regardless of <literal>--status-interval</>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-v</option></term>
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<term><option>--verbose</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Enables verbose mode.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>
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The following command-line options control the database connection parameters.
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-d <replaceable class="parameter">connstr</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--dbname=<replaceable class="parameter">connstr</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a connection
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string. See <xref linkend="libpq-connstring"> for more information.
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</para>
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<para>
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The option is called <literal>--dbname</> for consistency with other
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client applications, but because <application>pg_receivexlog</application>
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doesn't connect to any particular database in the cluster, database
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name in the connection string will be ignored.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--host=<replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the host name of the machine on which the server is
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running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the
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directory for the Unix domain socket. The default is taken
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from the <envar>PGHOST</envar> environment variable, if set,
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else a Unix domain socket connection is attempted.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--port=<replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Specifies the TCP port or local Unix domain socket file
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extension on which the server is listening for connections.
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Defaults to the <envar>PGPORT</envar> environment variable, if
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set, or a compiled-in default.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-U <replaceable>username</replaceable></option></term>
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<term><option>--username=<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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User name to connect as.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-w</></term>
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<term><option>--no-password</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Never issue a password prompt. If the server requires
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password authentication and a password is not available by
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other means such as a <filename>.pgpass</filename> file, the
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connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in
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batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a
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password.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-W</option></term>
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<term><option>--password</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Force <application>pg_receivexlog</application> to prompt for a
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password before connecting to a database.
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</para>
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<para>
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This option is never essential, since
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<application>pg_receivexlog</application> will automatically prompt
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for a password if the server demands password authentication.
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However, <application>pg_receivexlog</application> will waste a
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connection attempt finding out that the server wants a password.
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In some cases it is worth typing <option>-W</> to avoid the extra
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connection attempt.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>
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<application>pg_receivexlog</application> can perform one of the two
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following actions in order to control physical replication slots:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--create-slot</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Create a new physical replication slot with the name specified in
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<option>--slot</option>, then start to stream WAL.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--drop-slot</option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Drop the replication slot with the name specified in
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<option>--slot</option>, then exit.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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<para>
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Other options are also available:
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-V</></term>
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<term><option>--version</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Print the <application>pg_receivexlog</application> version and exit.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>-?</></term>
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<term><option>--help</></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Show help about <application>pg_receivexlog</application> command line
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arguments, and exit.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Environment</title>
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<para>
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This utility, like most other <productname>PostgreSQL</> utilities,
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uses the environment variables supported by <application>libpq</>
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(see <xref linkend="libpq-envars">).
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Notes</title>
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<para>
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When using <application>pg_receivexlog</application> instead of
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<xref linkend="guc-archive-command"> as the main WAL backup method, it is
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strongly recommended to use replication slots. Otherwise, the server is
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free to recycle or remove transaction log files before they are backed up,
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because it does not have any information, either
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from <xref linkend="guc-archive-command"> or the replication slots, about
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how far the WAL stream has been archived. Note, however, that a
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replication slot will fill up the server's disk space if the receiver does
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not keep up with fetching the WAL data.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Examples</title>
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<para>
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To stream the transaction log from the server at
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<literal>mydbserver</literal> and store it in the local directory
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<filename>/usr/local/pgsql/archive</filename>:
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<screen>
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<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_receivexlog -h mydbserver -D /usr/local/pgsql/archive</userinput>
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</screen></para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<simplelist type="inline">
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<member><xref linkend="APP-PGBASEBACKUP"></member>
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</simplelist>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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