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+<!--
+doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_isready.sgml
+PostgreSQL documentation
+-->
+
+<refentry id="app-pg-isready">
+ <indexterm zone="app-pg-isready">
+ <primary>pg_isready</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle><application>pg_isready</application></refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>pg_isready</refname>
+ <refpurpose>check the connection status of a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>pg_isready</command>
+ <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>connection-option</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>option</replaceable></arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+ <refsect1 id="app-pg-isready-description">
+ <title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>pg_isready</application> is a utility for checking the connection
+ status of a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database server. The exit
+ status specifies the result of the connection check.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="app-pg-isready-options">
+ <title>Options</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-d <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--dbname=<replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the name of the database to connect to. The
+ <replaceable>dbname</replaceable> can be a <link
+ linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>. If so,
+ connection string parameters will override any conflicting command
+ line options.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-h <replaceable class="parameter">hostname</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--host=<replaceable class="parameter">hostname</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the host name of the machine on which the
+ server is running. If the value begins
+ with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix-domain
+ socket.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--port=<replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Specifies the TCP port or the local Unix-domain
+ socket file extension on which the server is listening for
+ connections. Defaults to the value of the <envar>PGPORT</envar>
+ environment variable or, if not set, to the port specified at
+ compile time, usually 5432.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-q</option></term>
+ <term><option>--quiet</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Do not display status message. This is useful when scripting.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-t <replaceable class="parameter">seconds</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--timeout=<replaceable class="parameter">seconds</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The maximum number of seconds to wait when attempting connection before
+ returning that the server is not responding. Setting to 0 disables. The
+ default is 3 seconds.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-U <replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--username=<replaceable class="parameter">username</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Connect to the database as the user <replaceable
+ class="parameter">username</replaceable> instead of the default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-V</option></term>
+ <term><option>--version</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Print the <application>pg_isready</application> version and exit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-?</option></term>
+ <term><option>--help</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Show help about <application>pg_isready</application> command line
+ arguments, and exit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exit Status</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <application>pg_isready</application> returns <literal>0</literal> to the shell if the server
+ is accepting connections normally, <literal>1</literal> if the server is rejecting
+ connections (for example during startup), <literal>2</literal> if there was no response to the
+ connection attempt, and <literal>3</literal> if no attempt was made (for example due to invalid
+ parameters).
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Environment</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>pg_isready</command>, like most other <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
+ utilities,
+ also uses the environment variables supported by <application>libpq</application>
+ (see <xref linkend="libpq-envars"/>).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The environment variable <envar>PG_COLOR</envar> specifies whether to use
+ color in diagnostic messages. Possible values are
+ <literal>always</literal>, <literal>auto</literal> and
+ <literal>never</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="app-pg-isready-notes">
+ <title>Notes</title>
+
+ <para>
+ It is not necessary to supply correct user name, password, or database
+ name values to obtain the server status; however, if incorrect values
+ are provided, the server will log a failed connection attempt.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id="app-pg-isready-examples">
+ <title>Examples</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Standard Usage:
+<screen>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>pg_isready</userinput>
+<computeroutput>/tmp:5432 - accepting connections</computeroutput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
+<computeroutput>0</computeroutput>
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Running with connection parameters to a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> cluster in startup:
+<screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>pg_isready -h localhost -p 5433</userinput>
+<computeroutput>localhost:5433 - rejecting connections</computeroutput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
+<computeroutput>1</computeroutput>
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Running with connection parameters to a non-responsive <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> cluster:
+<screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt><userinput>pg_isready -h someremotehost</userinput>
+<computeroutput>someremotehost:5432 - no response</computeroutput>
+<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>echo $?</userinput>
+<computeroutput>2</computeroutput>
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>