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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..635e7c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,207 @@ +<!-- +doc/src/sgml/ref/pgarchivecleanup.sgml +PostgreSQL documentation +--> + +<refentry id="pgarchivecleanup"> + <indexterm zone="pgarchivecleanup"> + <primary>pg_archivecleanup</primary> + </indexterm> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle><application>pg_archivecleanup</application></refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>pg_archivecleanup</refname> + <refpurpose>clean up <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> WAL archive files</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>pg_archivecleanup</command> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>option</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>archivelocation</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>oldestkeptwalfile</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para> + <application>pg_archivecleanup</application> is designed to be used as an + <literal>archive_cleanup_command</literal> to clean up WAL file archives when + running as a standby server (see <xref linkend="warm-standby"/>). + <application>pg_archivecleanup</application> can also be used as a standalone program to + clean WAL file archives. + </para> + + <para> + To configure a standby + server to use <application>pg_archivecleanup</application>, put this into its + <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> configuration file: +<programlisting> +archive_cleanup_command = 'pg_archivecleanup <replaceable>archivelocation</replaceable> %r' +</programlisting> + where <replaceable>archivelocation</replaceable> is the directory from which WAL segment + files should be removed. + </para> + <para> + When used within <xref linkend="guc-archive-cleanup-command"/>, all WAL files + logically preceding the value of the <literal>%r</literal> argument will be removed + from <replaceable>archivelocation</replaceable>. This minimizes the number of files + that need to be retained, while preserving crash-restart capability. Use of + this parameter is appropriate if the <replaceable>archivelocation</replaceable> is a + transient staging area for this particular standby server, but + <emphasis>not</emphasis> when the <replaceable>archivelocation</replaceable> is intended as a + long-term WAL archive area, or when multiple standby servers are recovering + from the same archive location. + </para> + <para> + When used as a standalone program all WAL files logically preceding the + <replaceable>oldestkeptwalfile</replaceable> will be removed from <replaceable>archivelocation</replaceable>. + In this mode, if you specify a <filename>.partial</filename> or <filename>.backup</filename> + file name, then only the file prefix will be used as the + <replaceable>oldestkeptwalfile</replaceable>. This treatment of <filename>.backup</filename> + file name allows you to remove + all WAL files archived prior to a specific base backup without error. + For example, the following example will remove all files older than + WAL file name <filename>000000010000003700000010</filename>: +<programlisting> +pg_archivecleanup -d archive 000000010000003700000010.00000020.backup + +pg_archivecleanup: keep WAL file "archive/000000010000003700000010" and later +pg_archivecleanup: removing file "archive/00000001000000370000000F" +pg_archivecleanup: removing file "archive/00000001000000370000000E" +</programlisting> + </para> + <para> + <application>pg_archivecleanup</application> assumes that + <replaceable>archivelocation</replaceable> is a directory readable and writable by the + server-owning user. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + + <para> + <application>pg_archivecleanup</application> accepts the following command-line arguments: + + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-d</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Print lots of debug logging output on <filename>stderr</filename>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-n</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Print the names of the files that would have been removed on <filename>stdout</filename> (performs a dry run). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-V</option></term> + <term><option>--version</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Print the <application>pg_archivecleanup</application> version and exit. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-x</option> <replaceable>extension</replaceable></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Provide an extension + that will be stripped from all file names before deciding if they + should be deleted. This is typically useful for cleaning up archives + that have been compressed during storage, and therefore have had an + extension added by the compression program. For example: <literal>-x + .gz</literal>. + </para> + + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-?</option></term> + <term><option>--help</option></term> + <listitem> + <para> + Show help about <application>pg_archivecleanup</application> command line + arguments, and exit. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Environment</title> + + <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> + <title>Notes</title> + + <para> + <application>pg_archivecleanup</application> is designed to work with + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 8.0 and later when used as a standalone utility, + or with <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 9.0 and later when used as an + archive cleanup command. + </para> + + <para> + <application>pg_archivecleanup</application> is written in C and has an + easy-to-modify source code, with specifically designated sections to modify + for your own needs + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Examples</title> + + <para>On Linux or Unix systems, you might use: +<programlisting> +archive_cleanup_command = 'pg_archivecleanup -d /mnt/standby/archive %r 2>>cleanup.log' +</programlisting> + where the archive directory is physically located on the standby server, + so that the <varname>archive_command</varname> is accessing it across NFS, + but the files are local to the standby. + This will: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + produce debugging output in <filename>cleanup.log</filename> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + remove no-longer-needed files from the archive directory + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |